package from amazon

[krey]

I got a package from Amazon coming but it is super late.  According to the tracking they came here on july 9th though I was home that day

in any case i contacted Amazon and the person that sold the product said it is kind of out of his hands now and to contact the local post office as the package did arrive in Thailand.

 

If I take my USPS code and head to a post office can they track it down with that code? any recommendations on which post office?  I live out by Maya Mall but have a bike so I can go wherever might be best

thanks for your help in advance

[Nick ZepTepi]

The main post office for undelivered mail is on the north side of super highway opposite side to central festival.



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[flare]

You can enter your USPS tracking number in both USPS.com and ThailandPost.co.th to see where the package in currently situated (probably somewhere awaiting customs duty).  If the most recent update says 'Delivery Attempt', it means it's sitting at the post office- which one will mostly depend on whether customs duty is due on it- you'll most likely have to call them (in Thai) and they'll tell you where it is, or you can stop into your local branch for the info (and maybe you'll get lucky and it will be there).

Edited July 18, 2018 by flare

[cmsally]

Are you sure it was delivered by Thai Post rather a courier service?

If it is Thai Post you can try asking at Thai post office Phra Singh; even if not situated there, they are very helpful and are longtime employees, so know how everything works.

[Isan Farang]

This is what the tracking will look like providing its not been sent by courier.

 

If it states out for delivery and you have not received a card, head to your post office and give the guy the tracking number, you mention the 9th was this the date of the out for delivery ?

 

May 20, 2018 08:48:20	LAK SI MAIL CENTER	Accept			200045	Rinbound15		001				10010
May 20, 2018 14:25:01	LAK SI MAIL CENTER	Items Into Container			200045	T10010-IR-01		007			05	10010
May 20, 2018 14:25:10	LAK SI MAIL CENTER	Dispatch			200045	T10010-IR-01		008				10010
May 21, 2018 22:03:08	UBON RATCHATHANI MAIL CENTER	Items Into Container			200139	I417030D1809		007			07	34010
May 21, 2018 22:04:07	UBON RATCHATHANI MAIL CENTER	Dispatch			200139	I417030D1809	34010	008				34010
May 22, 2018 04:37:26	UBON RATCHATHANI	Container Received			300551	T34000-OU-01		010				34000
May 22, 2018 09:04:53	UBON RATCHATHANI	Out for Delivery			300551	T34000-D2-03		011				34000
May 22, 2018 12:00-16:29	UBON RATCHATHANI	Delivery Status	Successful

 

 

[krey]

ok I put the code into the thailand post and got this  I presume it wants duty charges, it is a pair of sneakers I bought from Amazon, nothing crazy, I will head down there and see if I have better luck,  I was never notified haha, USPS said nothing of this on their site, just said it arrived in thailand on the 9th and a missed delivery and every day i logged on it said that it should be here the next day:) 

 

PHRA SING

Delivery Status

Item held,addressee notified due to Importation restricted - Item not delivery

[Isan Farang]

7 minutes ago, krey said:

ok I put the code into the thailand post and got this  I presume it wants duty charges, it is a pair of sneakers I bought from Amazon, nothing crazy, I will head down there and see if I have better luck,  I was never notified haha, USPS said nothing of this on their site, just said it arrived in thailand on the 9th and a missed delivery and every day i logged on it said that it should be here the next day:) 

 

PHRA SING

Delivery Status

Item held,addressee notified due to Importation restricted - Item not delivery

Yes you are correct, head to your post office and give them the info and they will hit you for a bill for the duty, take some form of ID to receive the package.

 

Sorry I should have stated your main post office whare the sorting office is

Edited July 18, 2018 by Isan Farang

[EL159]

Yup. From personal experience ( once and never again) they ll probably charge tax and duty more than you paid for them.

[krey]

Thanks all for your help.  I went to Phra Sing  with my code.  Managed to get my sneakers after paying a 1500 Baht duty tax which I was kind of expecting and showing ID

 

Thanks everyone

[sfokevin]

2 hours ago, krey said:

Thanks all for your help.  I went to Phra Sing  with my code.  Managed to get my sneakers after paying a 1500 Baht duty tax which I was kind of expecting and showing ID

 

Thanks everyone

Curious?... What was the price Amazon originally charged for the sneakers... ?

[Mark1066]

14 hours ago, EL159 said:

Yup. From personal experience ( once and never again) they ll probably charge tax and duty more than you paid for them.

I’ve only ever been charged twice for import tax over the last 15 years and both times it worked out to around 30% of the purchase + delivery price. Unless you order things that cost more to send than they are worth, I don’t see how you can be paying so much VAT and duty.

[joealx]

On 7/18/2018 at 1:47 PM, krey said:

ok I put the code into the thailand post and got this  I presume it wants duty charges, it is a pair of sneakers I bought from Amazon, nothing crazy, I will head down there and see if I have better luck,  I was never notified haha, USPS said nothing of this on their site, just said it arrived in thailand on the 9th and a missed delivery and every day i logged on it said that it should be here the next day:) 

 

PHRA SING

Delivery Status

Item held,addressee notified due to Importation restricted - Item not delivery

Was this shipped by Amazon or did Amazon send it to another shipper who send it through the post office?

Amazon has a global shipping service which includes both shipping costs and custom duties.

[Peasandmash]

makes sense, having problems with importing something that is restricted, don't read anything, just ask a question on thaivisa. you should be getting your award in the mail soon.

[krey]

On 7/18/2018 at 8:52 PM, sfokevin said:

Curious?... What was the price Amazon originally charged for the sneakers... ?

about 160 dollars

They are my favorite type of sneakers, last pair lasted 7 years, but were beat to death and needed a new 7 years:)

[Mark1066]

On 7/20/2018 at 2:53 AM, DonDoRondo said:

Last year I purchased a $40 pair of Levi's from Amazon.  Not eligible for the Global Shipping option so I had the parcel sent to my mail forwarding service in the USA - then shipped to me in CM.  They were delivered to me at my place so I didn't have to run over to the post office, even so, it was a lesson learned.  They ended up costing around $110.

 

What courier or postal service did you use and what was the breakdown of the import duty and sales tax you were charged?