Naveen_Reloaded
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My box got stuck at customs , dont know who much they are going to charge for it ... JEEZ
I am in same boat as you. I purchased a q10 pro from geekbuying.com during a limited time offer of $156 (free shipping) and it got shipped through Hong Kong Post about 20 days back. The latest status is same yours. Supposedly waiting for some customs guy to assess it for last 5 days. Let's see what the duty is going to be.My box got stuck at customs , dont know who much they are going to charge for it ... JEEZ
Some people have got it without the customs hassles too and so keep your fingers crossed.I have ordered this from ebay.com at $175 from the link shared earlier in this thread. Hope it ships & reaches promptly without custom trouble.
Ordered Q10 pro from Aliexpress. Item was shipped through Aramex only and I also recieved similar sms from them asking to upload my KYC documents. Uploaded the same.i was charged around 600rps as custom chargesI have received an SMS from Aramex to upload my KYC document to them so they can deliver my item without delays though item is still at Hong Kong. I just wanted to ask if doing as asked s a wise move ? Or will it unnecessarily ensure that I pay customs even if I needn't have done so. Does anyone have any experience with this scenario? Thanks in advance.
Not sure what's wrong with my parcel but it is now stuck at Pune with following status for last 5 days:
8/20/2016 2:27:45 PMIndiaPUNE RMSReceive item at sorting centre (Inb)AirMUMBAI AIRPORT SORTING OFFICE
The local/Mumbai customer care number is not attended by anyone at the post office and it is getting very frustrating.
Plan to visit the GPO tomorrow. Anyone else has faced a similar problem in the past?
OK here's my history ordered so far
a)1st item in Aug received oct(China post) 8USD
b)2nd item ordered 3rd Jan,refunded in march never received(Yanwen) 6USD
c)3rd item ordered 3rd Jan ,received broken feb end (Sweden post) 10USD(5USD refund)
d)4th item ordered 3rd Jan,received mid feb,5USD(China post)(crap quality)
e)5th item ordered 26 feb received 26 march,5USD (China post)
f)6th item ordered 26 feb,still waiting 40 USD (China post)
The Yanwen item as per them came to India on 17th Jan itself,I never received it.
If I ever have the guts to go beyond 100USD i would use a paid shipping method to be safe.
Many sellers know broken english and keep copy pasting same message if you run behind for refund,some are really rude at times. Aliexpress favors sellers mostly and delays claims process upto 15days at times.
Fact to add is that due to recent chinese new years they may be facing extra load hence the daly i have seen,but just informed my plight for the knowledge of the FM's.
I have purchased many times from Aliexpress over a period of few years mostly outdoor related products.
China post shipping- will generally be shipped by the seller within 4 days. takes about 4 more days till it leaves china, as the product moves between collection centers. since the seller ships using cheapest method, the collection center waits for adequate numbers. Lands in India within 2 days if shipped by air. Then the wait begins as the low priority parcels are cleared by customs. May take up to a month at customs if the backlog is large and a week if in lean season.
Customs duty... based on my experience varies too much. If you are lucky you may get even large ticket items without duty (basically if the package is small).
Well packed products, shipped thru Fedex/DHL etc will reach you faster, but will attract upto 50% duty as the presumption of the Customs guys seems to be - costlier the shipping method-costlier the product-higher the duty :indifferent14:
So aliexpress shopping is like buy it-forget it - for at least two weeks. Track items thru 17track . net. And yes- even the cheapest product i had bought from aliexpress works flawlessly even though the are firstcopy/"OEM" items
arima for international shipping china mail post free.
remaining u have to pay
Had ordered it from Ali Express on 10th April and got delivery on 14th. Shipping was through DHL. Paid extra for the fast shipping and customs duty was Rs.1066/-(assesable value is just USD 19.80) .
Compared to Apple TV (4th generation, which i have), fit and finish is strictly 7/10. Have tried Miracast & Airplay. Miracast is ok but Airplay is not very smooth as compared to ATV.
Shall try out other features in the coming weeks and post.
Declared under "XX" what dollars? whats -- ? Would like to know please so we have some ideas on what NUMBERS help avoid attention by Customsno .it was declared under -- dollars by sellers ,so no customs