Shipping charges

[Gary 4,118]

For your information;

 

I just received an order of vitamins from the US. The declared value was $35 US. I was charged 1,272 baht taxes (About $39.75 US).

 

The worst part is that I ordered vitamins from Australia the last time and there was no tax. The last item shipped from the US via USPS item also had no tax.

 

The last thing before this that was shipped via FedEx was taxed at 30 percent. I have learned my lesson and will never use the FedEx thieves network again.

[frostfire 1,279]

Same thing happened to me when I had my new phone shipped here via FedEx.

 

Had it listed several times as a GIFT and declared as a GIFT, but they bashed me for 2800thb

[sailingbill 1,025]

Bad deal all the way around Gary. I know your up in the sticks , but consider using a fellow Bm .I brought a computer hard drive. (blank) for someone last trip. Vitamins should be a small package.

I'm in Issan in Feb

[joekicker 53]

Fedex has pretty well always had a one-price-fits-all policy, and you pay or you don't see your package.

 

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[Guest anto1]

Gary ,you must be feeling down and out .Owning a Condo at the old creepy LaLana can do that to you .

 

Same ,same living up in the sticks with little Western contact .

Edited July 14, 2010 by anto1

[captcraig2 120]

Thai post office is just as bad, mailed a scooter to my daughter and my inlaws (me actually) had to pay twice the amount I paid for it in America for duty taxes!! pay or you don't get the package...simple as that!!

[Big_Brian 179]

Thai post office is just as bad, mailed a scooter to my daughter and my inlaws (me actually) had to pay twice the amount I paid for it in America for duty taxes!! pay or you don't get the package...simple as that!!

Sorry, you mailed a SCOOTER? Are we talking about the same thing; 2 wheels, handlebars, engine..........

[BigusDicus 9,875]

Thai post office is just as bad, mailed a scooter to my daughter and my inlaws (me actually) had to pay twice the amount I paid for it in America for duty taxes!! pay or you don't get the package...simple as that!!

 

 

I am curious as to where you stuck the stamps

[Chris100UK 519]

You need the sender to under value the goods.

 

It's the same here in the Uk when i regularly buy porn dvds from the US. On the customs declaration if the value is over £18 (£40 for gifts) VAT is charged (now 20%?). There is also a Royal Mail handling charge of £8.00.

The package also takes longer then normal to reach me. An extra week on average before i get notification to collect from the Royal Mail depot.

 

UK Customs fees/VAT is only payable on goods sent from outside the EU.

 

Fortunately, most of my US porn retailers are happy to lie on the customs declaration. It may be more difficult with mainstream retailers.

 

The other issue would be if customs officials opened a package for inspection and found an invoice. Never had a package opened from the US...but had at least 2 opened from Holland. I wonder why???

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

valuable info guys

[jacko 8,813]

Same thing happened to me when I had my new phone shipped here via FedEx.

 

Had it listed several times as a GIFT and declared as a GIFT, but they bashed me for 2800thb

Was it really a gift?

They do have sales tax here in LOS so one has to think imported goods should be taxed.

 

We expats do quite well living here as far as tax liability goes.

[jacko 8,813]

Sorry, you mailed a SCOOTER? Are we talking about the same thing; 2 wheels, handlebars, engine..........

Fuel in the tank.......?

[bigstuy 8]

fed ex are a crowd of thieving gypsies and the irish government are the same.

 

i like to wear boots when i am working and find catterpillar the best brand, unfortunately i have size 15 feet and caterpillar only ship to ireland up to size 12.

 

i ordered a pair from the us for $105 and $48 shipping which was ok as the euro was strong against the dollar at the time.

 

then fedex tell me that i have to pay another 48euro in duty before i can get my hands on them.

 

next pair i bought i got shipped to a friend in boston who posted them to me as a "gift" haha

 

so fuck fedex and the irish government

[SunnyValentine 173]

There is no customs exempt for shipped items declared as gifts, nowhere in the world.

Sometimes smaller shipments get through unnoticed, in this case you're lucky.

Once tax and customs duties are applied, all shipping agents also charge you a handling fee, which in the case of lower valued goods can exceed the customs and duty amount.

 

Sunny

[chuckrivera 1]

Went through this exact thing yesterday with FedEx. Ordered an ankle brace for $30 plus another $35 for shipping, about 2100 Baht total. Was charged 1745 Baht in duty and service charges. Everything is spelled out in black and white on about three different customs forms and two FedEx forms. Was listed as an orthopedic device, valued at $30.

 

Oddest thing was, they wouldn't send the package out from Bangkok until I emailed a signed ID copy of the person that it was addressed to.

[papillon 695]

You need the sender to under value the goods.

 

It's the same here in the Uk when i regularly buy porn dvds from the US. On the customs declaration if the value is over £18 (£40 for gifts) VAT is charged (now 20%?). There is also a Royal Mail handling charge of £8.00.

The package also takes longer then normal to reach me. An extra week on average before i get notification to collect from the Royal Mail depot.

 

UK Customs fees/VAT is only payable on goods sent from outside the EU.

 

Fortunately, most of my US porn retailers are happy to lie on the customs declaration. It may be more difficult with mainstream retailers.

 

The other issue would be if customs officials opened a package for inspection and found an invoice. Never had a package opened from the US...but had at least 2 opened from Holland. I wonder why???

You BUY pornos from the USA???

 

Have you not heard that porn is freely available on the internet?

[michaelday 38]

You BUY pornos from the USA???

 

Have you not heard that porn is freely available on the internet?

 

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

PureTNA All the porn a man could need, sorted into genres and totally free!

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[MM 6,562]

My thoughts exactly.

 

PureTNA All the porn a man could need, sorted into genres and totally free!

 

Cheers

 

Michael

 

Sorry for going off topic a but, but I just went to PureTNA after reading this, and when I logged in, AVG (anti-virus) popped up and said there was an exploit type virus on the page.

 

Anyone else have this problem?

[bigstuy 8]

youjizz.com or tnaflix.com and you cant really go wrong

[Chris100UK 519]

You BUY pornos from the USA???

 

Have you not heard that porn is freely available on the internet?

 

I'm a bit of a collector. Plus i want good quality to watch on a TV. Don't like jerking off sitting bolt upright watching poor quality downloads/tube sites on my laptop. In fact...i'll often buy the dvd after finding a scene i like on a free site.

 

You can often sell the dvd afterwards too (after making a copy for yourself). That way...you've got a perfect version of that special scene.

 

In some ways it's like saying....'why go all the way to thailand to pay for sex when you can fuck old boilers here for free'???

[Chris100UK 519]

youjizz.com or tnaflix.com and you cant really go wrong

 

I do browse Youjizz now and again. I found a great clip which shows what your g/f might be doing on a hen night.

 

Not the manipulated stuff like partyhardcore.com (which throws in a few pornstars). These are real girls in the UK being naughty with male strippers.

 

Hen party footage

 

Hen party footage 2

[joekicker 53]

There is no customs exempt for shipped items declared as gifts, nowhere in the world.

 

Very poor advice. All countries I know charge customs on gifts, but many allow an exemption if they are below a certain price. Seems fair, actually. In all countries I know, you'll pay some sort of taxes on that gift when you buy it.

 

Sorry for going off topic a but, but I just went to PureTNA after reading this, and when I logged in, AVG (anti-virus) popped up and said there was an exploit type virus on the page.

 

This is transient. TNA and the likes are always clean, but they have links that go to dodgy sites. The links are pretty much random, so if you wait a minute, or hit reload, the warning will usually disappear.

 

And not only TNA by a long shot. Even non-pr0n sites get this.

 

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Edited July 15, 2010 by joekicker

[torrenova 644]

I had to read that this wasn't a thread dug up from 5 or more years ago as every man, woman and dog knows that you are likely to get screwed when ordering direct and using one of the big couriers, as the shipper is likely to put the real value and description on the package to avoid getting done themselves.

 

This very subject was covered at some length not so long ago in a thread started by MM asking about importing things into LOS.

[SunnyValentine 173]

Very poor advice. All countries I know charge customs on gifts, but many allow an exemption if they are below a certain price. Seems fair, actually. In all countries I know, you'll pay some sort of taxes on that gift when you buy it.

 

By all means, there are exemptions on customs and excise duties for articles with a low value. The amount is different in every Country. But this has nothing to do with the declaration of a shipped item as a gift.

[SunnyValentine 173]

I had to read that this wasn't a thread dug up from 5 or more years ago as every man, woman and dog knows that you are likely to get screwed when ordering direct and using one of the big couriers, as the shipper is likely to put the real value and description on the package to avoid getting done themselves.

 

This very subject was covered at some length not so long ago in a thread started by MM asking about importing things into LOS.

 

Thats an interesting approach: By obeying to the rules and staying legal you get screwed? So, you are importing an item, and in order to scam the authorities, you have the value underdeclared. According to your post, you do this to avoid getting screwed?

 

Does that approach also apply to say, bars? A bar that does not participate in scams like bill padding, overcharging on drinks, watering down the Alcohol content, is getting screwed as they are making less money as they would in case they participated in these scams?

 

What is the difference between these two affairs?