steve2112 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 hi, i need to buy something from USA on ebay and it ships with the global shipping program. its a marine engine part, cost is $1250, shipping $118 and they charge import duties at checkout of $275. my question is, will i get hit for any additional charges when it arrives in Thailand? thanks, steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 At one time the Ebay GSP was a nightmare with several reports of the carrier double-dipping duties It does now seem to be sorted, I bit the bullet earlier in the year (item shipped from the UK) and it arrived just fine with no additional costs. Personally, I would rather manage the import duties / tax myself but many sellers refuse to deal outside the GSP. Of course, as with all these things YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2112 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 thanks, yep the seller automatically adds the $275 but that's not a bad fee for a $1250 part i think, i worry it could be more if i deal with it myself. so you think there will not be any extra charges when it arrives then. i wonder if there is any recourse to the GSP if i do get hit with something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 How heavy is this part ? there is no surface / sea mail anymore out of the USA so everything goes Air , also figure the seller is paying 10% ebay fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2112 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 about 6kg, i know the postage is $118, i check it out on the USPS site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 check out the one price priority mail boxes and see if it will fit in one of those...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2112 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 the seller doesn't give me an option about shipping. that's not the question, the question is import fees once it reaches here, but no problem, looks like i have an answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I have not had any problems with extra tax from ebays global shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 16 hours ago, steve2112 said: thanks, yep the seller automatically adds the $275 but that's not a bad fee for a $1250 part i think, i worry it could be more if i deal with it myself. so you think there will not be any extra charges when it arrives then. i wonder if there is any recourse to the GSP if i do get hit with something No - there will be no additional charges. The GSP has both pros and cons, but the pros win in the end for me insofar as shipments are delivered right to my door - no extra trips to a post office required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 18 hours ago, steve2112 said: so you think there will not be any extra charges when it arrives then. i wonder if there is any recourse to the GSP if i do get hit with something As others have said, it seems to work ok now :) At least one of the members who reported an issue with DHL double-dipping got his money back eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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