- Thread starter Gringo Starr
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Aduana vs Couriers. Again?
Sounds like I am being set-up for something that isn't even worth the hassle-Thinking just to cancel my order now and forget about it.
One thing is MRSP, another things is the price everybody sells it for.
E.g. if you can demonstrate that this monitor sells at 10 different outlets for under 200 dollars, you will have much better chance to succeed your case (in case the package is audited) than if you buy t at a one-time special, and it otherwise retails for over 200 dollars in most places.
E.g. if you can demonstrate that this monitor sells at 10 different outlets for under 200 dollars, you will have much better chance to succeed your case (in case the package is audited) than if you buy t at a one-time special, and it otherwise retails for over 200 dollars in most places.
I have a bottle of *lotion* in limbo in SD with JetPack since 11 November. No one can tell me why it hasn't gotten here yet, when 2 other bottles I ordered in the exact same Amazon order arrived in a timely fashion. One speculation I've heard is that it's a search for explosives, since anything can be in the bottle. But if that were true, I'd think that all 3 bottles would have been flagged and held.
Well in that case, they can just deem the price of a 24" computer monitor to whatever they want it to be-So what is the point of partaking in that exercise?
Jimmy, in my packages waiting for EPS pickup here is SD, there just happens to be a 24 inch monitor.
Tomorrow after pickup I will post the complete charges.
The Toshiba laptop I ordered was $289.00 on Amazon,I will post all those charges as well.
Sounds like the "No Invoice" BULL$HIT, is just THAT!!!!!!
They CLAIMED "No Invoice" on the laptop.
I just emailed a printout of the invoice from my AMAZON email saying it had been shipped to EPS.
But the delay was still over a week.
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Tomorrow after pickup I will post the complete charges.
The Toshiba laptop I ordered was $289.00 on Amazon,I will post all those charges as well.
Sounds like the "No Invoice" BULL$HIT, is just THAT!!!!!!
They CLAIMED "No Invoice" on the laptop.
I just emailed a printout of the invoice from my AMAZON email saying it had been shipped to EPS.
But the delay was still over a week.
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Thanks Criss, will be interesting to see and I'll be watching out for it. Probably I am going to have to cancel the order as it is a monitor that's almost 50% off its MSRP, so I imagine they are going to try and tax the item even through it is well under $200 on the invoice. This is all quite ridiculous.
I have NEVER had to pay more import duties, no matter the list price of an item, only on the invoiced cost if OVER $200.00.
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I have had the same experience with EPS also. Also never have had a hold up in Customs. They must have a hook there.
I have not seen any other mention of the selfishness, practically cruelty of this action of the aduana. If this action continues many children are going to be sadly upset and disappointed when Santa Claus doesn't bring them what they wanted because Dominican customs wouldn't let him deliver. They stink.
They don't have a hook, they are experiencing the same problems as anyone. On Thursday a package arrived in Miami, normally I have it on Monday in my possession, now I'll have it tomorrow. I called them this afternoon and asked them why it says for three days that it's in 'aerolinea'. They told me that means it's not in aerolinea but already in customs. Only when customs start proceedings with my package they will change the status. That makes sense, because the status 'en aduanas' doesn't last longer than half a day.
Eps is the best though. Never lost any package, never a problem. A little bit more expensive, but good service.
Same experience that I had a week ago. Package received in Miami on a Friday afternoon. Status 'Aerolinea until about the following Wednesday morning, where it changed to EPS Almacen.
Me too, but the customs have just opened them up so it hasn't been a problem.
Now, how to get amazon to stop using huge boxes for tiny things?!
Now, how to get amazon to stop using huge boxes for tiny things?!
I have about 40 packages with EPS now. Most of them had "Aerolinea" status for 2–3 days, not 1 day like before. And some stay with "Aduana" status for 2 days. And this is really stupid because all of my packages are less then $200, all have invoices, most of them are less then $20, actually. So Aduana is just wasting their and our time.
They're attempting to drive up the labor costs of the forwarders. Eventually this will force the forwarders to raise prices, with the goal to make it not worth shipping goods vs buying locally. Or force a forwarder or two out of business.