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giraffe



Joined: 07 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We live in Canada and Send my mother in law ( who lives in korea) Vitamins all the time with canada post. Never had ANY problems what soo ever. WE usually send Omega 3, primrose , calcium , vitamin C etc... Been doing it for a few years now.
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dkteachlife



Joined: 24 Dec 2010

PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:58 am    Post subject: $$$$HOW Much does it cost to ship? Reply with quote

Does anyone have any recent examples of shipping costs? lbs? City? time it took to arrive?
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thurst



Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got some thing sent to me about 6-7 months ago (from NJ) and it took about a week.

my dad just packed a box for me and took it to the post office on NYE and they said it would be here by the january 7th. i'm following it online with the tracking number and it left the country a few hours ago. things usually take a day or 2 to clear customs from what i've seen.

in terms of cost, we usually go with express mail. my friend sent me my ps3 along with 2 games and th4e shipping on it was around $60-70. i didn't have to pay taxes on it. before that my grandma sent me a package packed full of mosquito repellent, the tag on it said around $50 and i didn't have to pay anything on it again.

just make sure you have it insured at less than $150 and you should be fine.
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tran.huongthu



Joined: 23 May 2011

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thurst wrote:
i got some thing sent to me about 6-7 months ago (from NJ) and it took about a week.

my dad just packed a box for me and took it to the post office on NYE and they said it would be here by the january 7th. i'm following it online with the tracking number and it left the country a few hours ago. things usually take a day or 2 to clear customs from what i've seen.

in terms of cost, we usually go with express mail. my friend sent me my ps3 along with 2 games and th4e shipping on it was around $60-70. i didn't have to pay taxes on it. before that my grandma sent me a package packed full of mosquito repellent, the tag on it said around $50 and i didn't have to pay anything on it again.

just make sure you have it insured at less than $150 and you should be fine.


Thinking about having a new iPhone 4S sent over. Would I have any problems since it is not out yet in Korea? Also would I be ok if I just say its used and the price is below $150. I think the risk of it getting banged up or stolen is fairly low so I'm not that worried about that.
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kmccoll



Joined: 03 Sep 2011
Location: Cheonan, South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:47 am    Post subject: new camera Reply with quote

Hi,
my parents are sending me a camera for xmas and the value is $450 Can. I'm wondering what I should be prepared for with customs.. am I going to be charged a ton? Can this be avoided? I don't think I'd want to declare the value at under $150 in case something happens.. any suggestions?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:47 pm    Post subject: Re: new camera Reply with quote

kmccoll wrote:
Hi,
my parents are sending me a camera for xmas and the value is $450 Can. I'm wondering what I should be prepared for with customs.. am I going to be charged a ton? Can this be avoided? I don't think I'd want to declare the value at under $150 in case something happens.. any suggestions?


Be prepared to pay the duty. http://www.customs.go.kr/

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zoeksk



Joined: 21 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can anyone from the UK recommend a company to use to send a box over? was going to ship it by boat so that I post it before I leave, and also cos its cheaper. Dont want to use Royal mail cos the tend to loose things and charge by weight.
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zoeksk



Joined: 21 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok in case anyone else in England wants to ship anything the cheapest one I have found so far is www. paisley freight .com a 5kg box is only �65 if you ship by boat (6-8 weeks) which better than some of the other places I found that want to charge �200 for the same. Make sure you click the international quote button though not large/bulky (duh) Smile
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showpeipay



Joined: 03 Oct 2010

PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:40 am    Post subject: slightly...off topic Reply with quote

i know this is regarding to sending things to korea

but im looking for some information with regards to sending things from korea

i want to ship things home to vancouver.

any thing to look out for?
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