International Shipping

[MrNeilThai]

I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for ways to ship items out of Thailand and not get hosed on taxes etc. In particular I have some old cameras that I want to ship to America. I was hoping to be able to keep shipping costs to roughly $30 per item. I did a lookup on Fed Ex and their website quoted me at 3200 baht for shipping costs. (too much)

 

In my situation I could use anything Thai Postal, UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, and also I don't have to have real fast shipping. It could take 2 weeks to a month to arrive. Doesn't matter to me at all. I am only looking to make sure the items ships and that the shipping costs are reasonable. IE not more than 1500 baht per item.

 

If anyone has good experience or a good strategy in this regard I would much appreciate to hear from you.

 

Thanks

 

[Tagaa]

No cheaper solution exists, in my experience.

 

You are shipping items half way around the world. Why would you think there would be a cheap way to do it?

 

I sent some documents to a friend in the US...used EMS at the post office & had tracking. It was 1600 Bt for an approximate 8" X 10" envelope. It didn't weigh much.

 

The Thai post office is the cheapest option you will find, short of somebody taking the items in their suitcase when they return to the states.

[keeniau96]

The Thai Post is good but their EMS is expensive. However, the Registered mail option is very good and much lower cost. Present the package at the post office and see what cost and details. Will need a declaration of contents and sticker pf that on the package.