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Topic: Best way to ship large deal from USA to Russia
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LandDestroyer
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posted May 16, 2015 12:12 PM
        
I've never shipped a valuable package to Russia (like $2,000 package). Looking to do so safely.Would you use
USPS
FEDEX
UPS
OTHER? Also, what options are there for Insurance, registered, etc and how does that affect customs stuff? Any information you guys can provide would be appreciated for both parties. The other member will be sending me a package of similar size. What would you recommend for them? I hadn't really thought about customs fees obviously neither of us would want to be hit by a big fee. __________________
Back in my day you could get a soda for a quarter and an underground sea for a Hamilton.
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mnDiff
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posted May 16, 2015 02:53 PM
my 0.2 info .....Russian Post (or customs or whatever) is VERY VERY SLOW ... probably the slowest I experienced ... so I would avoid USPS which will be distributed by the russian post as soon as it arrive in the territory I guess ... usually takes 4-6 weeks to reach here when I purchase things from russia ... I'm not 100% sure in the opposite way tho
[Edited 4 times, lastly by mnDiff on May 16, 2015]
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Volcanon
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posted May 16, 2015 03:47 PM
Whatever way goes by EMS.
Also it's Russia so protect yourself in terms of chargebacks, etc.
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LandDestroyer
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posted May 16, 2015 04:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
Whatever way goes by EMS.
Also it's Russia so protect yourself in terms of chargebacks, etc.
EMS? It's a trade with another MOTL member (JazzMasterZero)
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chaos021
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posted May 16, 2015 05:53 PM
For that large a deal? UPS. Period.__________________
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Pail42
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posted May 16, 2015 06:48 PM
Part of protecting yourself is truthfully filling out the customs form.
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LandDestroyer
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posted May 16, 2015 07:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Pail42:
Part of protecting yourself is truthfully filling out the customs form.
Any idea how much in fees we'd receive on a $2,000 trade? __________________
Back in my day you could get a soda for a quarter and an underground sea for a Hamilton.
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dwiz
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posted May 16, 2015 08:10 PM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
Any idea how much in fees we'd receive on a $2,000 trade?
$156, (7.8%) of declared value.
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LandDestroyer
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posted May 16, 2015 08:41 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dwiz:
$156, (7.8%) of declared value.
Holy moly that's too much money __________________
Back in my day you could get a soda for a quarter and an underground sea for a Hamilton.
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Leeroy
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posted May 17, 2015 07:53 AM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
Holy moly that's too much money
Actually, if you want to insure the package for its full value, it's going to cost more. If I remember correctly, the Russian VAT is 18%.
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Volcanon
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posted May 17, 2015 01:01 PM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
EMS?It's a trade with another MOTL member (JazzMasterZero)
EMS is express mails service.
I fail to see how it being another MOTL member protects you. Get paid by bank draft. Then he can't chargeback you. Then who cares if you fill in the customs form as fifty cent samples. When there's no ability to chargeback all of these issues in Italy / Russia / Brazil magically disappear.
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Mr.C
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posted May 17, 2015 10:08 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
EMS is express mails service.
I fail to see how it being another MOTL member protects you. Get paid by bank draft. Then he can't chargeback you. Then who cares if you fill in the customs form as fifty cent samples. When there's no ability to chargeback all of these issues in Italy / Russia / Brazil magically disappear.
Bingo. My issues with my fellow countrymen (Brazilians) stopped when I started taking only deposits in my bank account there. It's way harder to scam when you can't easily game the system like PayPal.
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LandDestroyer
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posted May 18, 2015 05:34 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
EMS is express mails service.
I fail to see how it being another MOTL member protects you. Get paid by bank draft. Then he can't chargeback you. Then who cares if you fill in the customs form as fifty cent samples. When there's no ability to chargeback all of these issues in Italy / Russia / Brazil magically disappear.
What I was trying to clarify is TRADE. We're both sending cards. No payment __________________
Back in my day you could get a soda for a quarter and an underground sea for a Hamilton.
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