OnMyWay Posted August 5, 2018 Author Posted August 5, 2018 Here is a link to the Philippines "De Minimus" customs rules and they coincide with what Jessdaddy has said. https://customs.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CAO-2-2016-ONAR-DE-MINIMIS.pdf Currently p10,000 is about USD 188. These rules may be new as of 2016???? If they are followed, and Amazon is offering nice shipping rates, I will definitely be trying it. There are many things I have bought here for a very high price that I could have got on Amazon for half of that. You need to be mindful of the exceptions but I think Amazon will not allow most of them. I tried to put in Folgers coffee and they would not send it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 Amazon Global Shipment chugging right along. Already in Korea... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 UPS just dropped off the Amazon Global package. No additional fees or taxes collected. Just a signature and that was it. 5 days from order to delivery for $16. Not bad. Not bad at all. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted August 8, 2018 Author Posted August 8, 2018 I did an experiment with Amazon Global Expedited Shipping (slowest) using a shirt brand I like. (I ordered 5 of these and they are on the way on Shipping Cart. For anyone that likes Hawaiian / Aloha shirts, try the Johari West brand. Excellent quality and they fit super muscular guys like myself very well.) I wanted to test the shipping costs and value limit. Look at the shipping as I add shirts to the order. After the first shirt, shipping is dirt cheap. Average shipping for 5 shirts is $4.77 each but the incremental shipping cost for shirts 2-5 is dirt cheap! 1 shirt 2 shirts 3 shirts 4 shirts 5 shirts 6 shirts 5 shirts squeezes in just below the PH deminimus limit of p10,000, which would be $188.60 at current rates. Boom! Add the 6th shirt and you blow through the limit! Import Fees Deposit $115.62! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, JeSsDaDdY said: UPS just dropped off the Amazon Global package. No additional fees or taxes collected. Just a signature and that was it. 5 days from order to delivery for $16. Not bad. Not bad at all. Just curious, what was the weight of your package? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, intrepid said: Just curious, what was the weight of your package? It was listed at 1 pound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, OnMyWay said: I did an experiment with Amazon Global Expedited Shipping (slowest) using a shirt brand I like. (I ordered 5 of these and they are on the way on Shipping Cart. For anyone that likes Hawaiian / Aloha shirts, try the Johari West brand. Excellent quality and they fit super muscular guys like myself very well.) I wanted to test the shipping costs and value limit. Look at the shipping as I add shirts to the order. After the first shirt, shipping is dirt cheap. Average shipping for 5 shirts is $4.77 each but the incremental shipping cost for shirts 2-5 is dirt cheap! 1 shirt 2 shirts 3 shirts 4 shirts 5 shirts 6 shirts 5 shirts squeezes in just below the PH deminimus limit of p10,000, which would be $188.60 at current rates. Boom! Add the 6th shirt and you blow through the limit! Import Fees Deposit $115.62! Yes great deal. Need to keep in mind that the shipping charge is used also in the calculation. So, I do believe that is what cause the Qty 6 order to get hit with the customs/tax fees. Also, my order that came today was also via the "slowest" method. Still only took 5 days to arrive. Hope this helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 I do believe that Amazon Global Shipping's inexpensive rates for quick delivery will put a lot of pressure on freight forwarding companies like ShippingCart, Johnny Air and others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 I just ordered four pair of shorts from Amazon using the "slow" method (about 5 days I guess). Shipping was $22 and some change. We'll see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayAtHomeDad Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) Oh, FYI, PayMaya virtual cards work great with ShippingCart and Amazon. Lazada, too. Just thought I would throw that in there. Edited August 8, 2018 by JeSsDaDdY 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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