Would you tell me how I should send this parcel to Shanghai , China ? It contains only books .   You might send it as'Printed Matter ' .   I wonder if I could have it insured here ?   Of course . How much would you want to insure these books for ?   Let me see ... I think I can have them insured for five hundred dollars .   Five hundred dollars , so you pay ten dollars for the insurance , that's two percent of the total value of the article . 