Sending coins to and from Spain [solved]

Hi everyone, Happy New Year. Just wondering if anyone else had a problem sending coins to or from Spain? I just did a swap with someone in Spain and this morning the German post office said I could no longer send anything besides paper in an envelope. Had to be in a package as of 1 January. So that's saying If I did a small swap with only two or three coins to Spain I have to make a package because according to the new Spain Postal regulations we can not send them in an envelope. And smallest package is 9 euros from Germany.
Oh, and the person from Spain that I swaped with said he had sent his this morning also to me in an envelope. Now I am even more confused. Any ideas what's going on with Spain....or Germany? Thanks.

I just completed two swaps with Spain (from Canada) in December and had no issues, but I usually send them in padded envelopes anyway, and got them in those as well from Spain.
Happy New Year!

Quote: "Limbru"​I just completed two swaps with Spain (from Canada) in December and had no issues, but I usually send them in padded envelopes anyway, and got them in those as well from Spain.
​Happy New Year!

​This was suppose to have started the 1st of January. Guess it's kind of early to tell. Anyone make a swap to Spain after 1 January?

Have you mentioned you have coins? I have never mentioned that I mail coins, that is not and that has not been acceptable in EU before 1 January either. And within EU countries we don't need to tell the content, only if I mail outside EU, then I mail tokens and hobby material.

This has nothing to do with regulations in Spain.
Beginning January 1st the Germany Post only allows documents to be sent in envelopes (Brief international, Großbrief, Maxibrief).

So guess that means my swapping days are over unless I can figure something else out mmmm

Quote: "David52"​ So guess that means my swapping days are over unless I can figure something else out mmmm

​I mean within the EU it shouldn't matter because you don't need the CN22, so they don't know if something other than coins are in the envelope.
For other swaps you might be right, I guess it will be more expensive now.

Looks like a German problem.
Nothing to do with Spain.

I'm using bubble wrapped envelopes and that's it (sometimes some additional cardboard as a 2nd layer). I've never been asked for the content of letters when swapping within the EU.

Edit: as mentioned above, when you're asked just tell them it's collectibles or hobby materials

I'm using brown envelopes without bubbles within the ec and they said only letters can be sent in envelopes. I'll try envelopes with bubbles the next time see if it works. Thanks all