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[Fishy]

Hello everybody,

I am moving to Jakarta this weekend (woohoo) and was wondering if any of you have any experience of shipping things into the country. I need to bring my decks and record collection with me and am hopefully going to have them shipped over by sea from England (only way I can afford I'm afraid.) I'm a bit concerned that someone might want to charge me import tax, or that things might disappear. I can insure it all but the record collection is kind of irreplaceable. I realise I might be inviting some bad stories here that wont help me at all but would still be glad to hear if anyone has had any good or bad experiences doing this. I'm hoping I'm being unnecessarily concerned. Thanks in advance!

[philbags]

well, i shipped some stuff back the other way recently and it all arrived in tact, i know some other people that did the same . Of course its not a gaurantee, but i think if it were me , Id trust the postal system not to rip the stuff off. actuallly id be interested to know how much you pay to ship stuff out of britain. do you use the post office or one of the private carriers?ooh i said stuff 3 times - my english is not so good.

[guruengerish]

Shipping household effects into Indonesia is something I'd NEVER even think about. Gawd, imagine the hassles of trying to get it past Indonesian Customs, the duty, the taxes. It's just not worth it.

Furniture is very cheap in Jakarta, and there are many 2nd hand shops where you can get some great stuff, at a fraction of the overseas price, and no freight, duty, transport or hassles.

Sure, I shipped heaps OUT of Indonesia, but the other way -no way!

Anyway, most houses are furnished, and desks are easy to get.

[philbags]

I knew someone who worked for the peace corps in kazakhstan whose parents sent her a jar of peanut butter ; someone in the postal service ate the peanut butter and sent on the empty jar with the spoon still in it.
har har .
he said decks not desk, still I take your point.

[sidjameson]

why dont you put all the music onto an IPOD?

[Fishy]

Hello people, yes they're decks not desks. I spend my spare time djing on my beautiful technics 1210 turntables. An Ipod just isn't the same Sid as I'm a musician, not just someone who listens to music. I'm off to Glodok next weekend I think to see how much I'll pay for a 2nd hand or new pair. I'm afraid nothing other than technics 1210s (the industry standard for a dj) will do. If I can get them cheap enough (doubt it though) I'll buy some here. As for the record collection, its a very personal thing really. I have chosen my records carefully and built them up over a few years. I have made that particular collection my sound. Thats why I've got to have them with me.

Phil, I've been quoted around �150 for 90kg from UK to Jakarta airport by sea. It takes 6-10 weeks.