I had a yearning for some decent mint chocs...ordered a kilo of Bendicts bittermints from Britstore last tuesday...delivered Friday by GHL....excellent .

Then the shock

Duties payable 1006baht.!!!

So each choc has cost me about 100 baht. Shan't be doing that very often....treat or not.

If it wasnt for the temperatures here I would have risked it sent my mail ,where I understand ,it is very rare that duties are charged.

Buyers beware!!!

Further to all the above I have now studied all the DHL paperwork and found it quite laughable...the weight was given as 0.5 kilo...NO...the chocs weighed 1.16 Kilo.

The price on which the Thai duty was assesed is given as 45.54 GBP but this is incorrect since it inc luded the transport costs,so DHL thailand are charging import duty on freight costs now !!

I intend to waste a few hours at the Chiang Mai depot to hear their version of all this next week

Edited March 20, 201016 yr by gennisis

Ouch that must of hurt, Freeze them so you can suck em slow and get your moneys worth ,,,,colino

Edited March 20, 201016 yr by colino

Ouch that must of hurt, Freeze them so you can suck em slow and get your moneys worth ,,,,colino

In the fridge 2 mins after delivery....first taste tonight during the Arsenal match

^are they soft centred as well?

^are they soft centred as well?

Bendicts bittermints.

Plain (96% cocoa) chocolate covered fondant(softish centre) Peppermint oil flavoured.

Strong and very moorish.

Princess Diana's favourite I believe....but I bet she didnt have to pay 100% duties.

Duty is calculated on CIF, cost,insurance,freight...I believe.

Duty is calculated on CIF, cost,insurance,freight...I believe.

Correct! Duty should be calculated on the freight to Thailand as well, so DHL did the right thing.

Next time send by postal mail, who do not care that much about the regulations.