Haven’t seen this before, for Christmas cards. Joys of Brexit, I suppose.
Christmas cards come under letters/documents and I have never had to fill in a customs declaration yet and my wife sent 20 the other week when she was back in Scotland.
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Agree with @Griffin36 - if it was just a card then it’s “documents” and no value.
It’s an irritation but I do put them on cards that I send to France, the last thing I want is for someone to have to pay to get a card from me.
Never bother - life’s too short. 
Me too, almost, I have 2 to send this year, in return for the 2 that arrived last year. We have several each year from Jackie Lawson, they get greetings emails in return and a few fall in with my preference for greetings emails. Much more sensible. 
I’ve had to complete customs declarations to send my zines to Canada. 
Family all agreed not to bother sending cards, no one looks at them after opening and they end up in the bin plus they are extortionate to buy and send now.
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Ours stay hanging on a string above the front door, all year round, to remind us who to send New Year cards to. Managed to get them down to just 2 last year, one so far this year. 
I usually buy cards in Action, but this year it has been miserable with hardly any stock for birthdays, xmas or new year and the supermarkets want at least €5 per card so if you send several, it becomes unaffordable with the cost of postage added on
Over the past couple of years I’ve drawn and painted my own Christmas cards as I really like to create something a bit more personal and nice to have received positive feedback. And it gives me alot of pleasure to create them 
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I bought 2 non-Christmas card in the Presse yesterday, one a picture of a red squirrel, the other of a bird which I think is a wader. They’ll do, only 2 cards like last year, everything else is email .
We do as well, and make cards and write stuff. Some now get sent via email, but an image of a home made card, not generic. Many of our friends do the same, so to me it is a fun thing to do, and I enjoy receiving them. And what’s nicer on a cold, dark winter evening than being sat in front of the fire thinking about special people in your life?
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None of the cards we’ve received from the UK came with a customs declaration, only gifts.
We sent out 14 cards, to UK, Europe various and China. All arrived within 3 days at the beginning of December. Of the 6 we have from UK, only one sported a Customs sticker. Ticked as ‘Document’. Very curious.
However, I did enjoy seeing for the first time the new stamp with head of King Charles!
Typically male comment.
Jim just takes the next one from the pile.
Haven’t yet received any Christmas cards from the UK with customs stickers.
Christmas cards and the like have always counted as “Printed papers” similar to letters, in the post so do not attract the interest of Customs. You’re not supposed to enclose anything in the letter or card otherwise it does need the customs sticker ie you to declare what’s in it.
What are the rules for having to pay import duty on presents sent from the UK? I received a parcel from my mother. It contains approximately £20 or £30 worth of Xmas presents / stocking fillers. I didn’t think it would incur any charges but I had to pay €21 in fees to the post woman before she’d hand it over.
The presents I sent her from France were more expensive yet she didn’t have to pay anything (although I noticed I paid considerably more to La Poste than she paid Royal Mail - dunno if that’s relevant).
I can’t tell you any more, as at times it feels like it depends on which way the wind is blowing and wether a certain type of butterfly farts in outer Mongolia 
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Haha, yes that’s what I thought too. Glad it’s not just me then 