Thread: International shipping

If I was to buy a few items from the U.S.A, would it be possible to get all these items sent in one box to cut down on shipping ?

Or would this be impossible because the suppliers are completely different?

Depends on who you buy from. If you buy from the same company they'll ship in one box and you will be able to save on the shipping usually. if you buy from different companies... then you'll be paying shipping for each company you buy from.

So the idea would be to buy as much as you can from the same company.

Cheers,

- Tam -

That's the problem

There's a bunch of stuff i want but it's all from different companies. Is there no way I could send it somewhere to be packaged up and sent all in one ?

Is that illegal btw ?

I see no reason for it to be illegal. You could order the items from different companies and have them all sent to one individual in the US. That person would repackage them all together and send them on to you.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I see no reason for it to be illegal. You could order the items from different companies and have them all sent to one individual in the US. That person would repackage them all together and send them on to you.

Now where and who could I entrust with my property
My knowledge on international shipping is lacking considerably, so I have a few more questions while the thread is still alive.

Why do gifts escape customs tax?
Why would writing repaired item on the item help in any way ?

I do not think that it is illegal to ship to a middle man to consolidate your shipment. One thing to keep in mind is customs. One member here in the US sent a rattle to another member's daughter in the UK and he had to pay 30 pounds. Not sure that this applies to you but please make sure that you are aware of the details. Here is the link to that thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/finer...y-rattles.html

Al raz.

Originally Posted by Alraz

I do not think that it is illegal to ship to a middle man to consolidate your shipment. One thing to keep in mind is customs. One member here in the US sent a rattle to another member's daughter in the UK and he had to pay 30 pounds. Not sure that this applies to you but please make sure that you are aware of the details. Here is the link to that thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/finer...y-rattles.html

Al raz.

The tax is an issue, but it would be even more of an issue with multiple shipping costs with different companies.
Unless i'm misunderstanding your point here ?

You do have to pay duty on a gift, it just has a slightly higher threshold.
Repaired item indicates that the item has not been purchased, & therefore should not be liable to duty on it's value. It's not technically an export as far as i'm aware.

Originally Posted by ben.mid

You do have to pay duty on a gift, it just has a slightly higher threshold.
Repaired item indicates that the item has not been purchased, & therefore should not be liable to duty on it's value. It's not technically an export as far as i'm aware.

Interesting, and illegal I believe. But how would they prove it, even if it was a repaired item that you purchased. And what does threshold mean ?

If only I had a friend in the states

It's only illegal if the item is in fact not a "repaired item". Anything that stops Customs & Excise getting revenue they feel they deserve would be classed as such. I'm not encouraging you, but it can be done.
Threshold. The 2nd definition in this case.