computers and parts attract 2% import duty and 7% vat IIRCOriginally Posted by Pragmatic
My motocross clothing and bits and bobs often attract 40-50% of the box value in duties.
computers and parts attract 2% import duty and 7% vat IIRCOriginally Posted by Pragmatic
My motocross clothing and bits and bobs often attract 40-50% of the box value in duties.
So your Thai address isn't registered on eBay? That has absolutely no advantage to you, and it's simple to do.
You're saying you make an order, your UK address is listed on your PayPal transaction page, and then you give them an unregistered address via an eBay message or email? I call BS on that unless you're ordering something that costs 500 baht or so, in which case they might take the chance if you have a lot of positive feedback.
If you order a high-end item and then ask the seller to ship to an unregistered address that wasn't on your PayPal transaction page, they won't do it- they'd be complete fools to do so as if it goes south or someone has stolen your details, they're completely screwed as they've given up their chance to make a claim.
There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
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Harmonisation codes, if you learn a little about these, and your vendor is flexible, you can play customs quite easily.Originally Posted by FailSafe
Chinese vendors are the best, get them to create invoices for low-dollar amounts and supply them with the harmonisation codes for the product group that you are ordering.
Many times I have paid pennies when it should have been thousands.
This is a good resource here
Sadly only the chinese seem to do this, US companies throw a full dollar invoice on the box and you get spanked hard by customs.
They would have used the word "coat or jacket" and eventually come up with 30% import duty + 7% VATOriginally Posted by FailSafe
HS commodity codes, import duty & tax rates and import restrictions for Coat
Originally Posted by Smeg
... I like to fantasise sometimes, and I lie very occasionally... my superior home, job, wealth, freedom, car, girl, retirement age, appearance, satisfaction with birth country etc etc... Over the past few years I have put together over 100 pages on notes on thaiophilia...
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Again, on a high-end item, vendors tend not to be flexible for a very simple reason- shipping insurance is based on declared value- if you buy a $500 item and declare it as $50, if it gets lost, stolen, or damaged, $50 is the most you can claim- this is why US vendors won't play games with the customs form unless you have a long-standing relationship with them.
I paid 3K on over 80K worth of motorcycle accessories a couple months ago- I'm aware of how to work the system, but you need the seller to play ball.
I also ended up paying about 10% for that suit.
Yes the Thai address is in ebay.Originally Posted by FailSafe
They must get the Thai address from ebay, the address on the paypal is in uk.Originally Posted by FailSafe
Over 6000 $ spent in China and 1000$ in US during the last few months says different.Originally Posted by FailSafe
An example would be BTO sports in California (maybe you know them) they send me stuff to Khon Kaen when the address they get from my payal says England.Originally Posted by FailSafe
I had to jump through hoops to get my paypal account linked to my bank account in the uk so set it up as the primary means of paypal taking money from me, the secondary method is a card. To prove the account was mine paypal sent me a random small amount of money to my account and then they asked me to confirm how much they sent. Has everybody had to do this?
Maybe having the bank account linked to the paypal account has some kind of benefit?
Your Thai address is registered in eBay (PayPal is owned by eBay- they're the same thing, basically)- that's exactly my point- you can have a secondary address as long as you have a primary address linked to where your credit card is billed.
This is a silly argument.
Also, yes, PayPal always does a small transaction that is either refunded or deducted from your first payment as a test case.
Having a bank account linked to your PayPal account is advantageous if you're a seller as you can easily move funds out of your account- it's not a big deal for a buyer.
I've had an Ebay/Paypal account many years now and this has never happened. I've changed address once in all that time due to moving here.Originally Posted by SpinSending to an Alternate Address for Buyers and Sellers | eBayThe first thing that buyers need to know is that Paypal *requires* sellers to ship to the listed address on the Paypal transaction in order to be protected by Paypal's Seller Protection Policy .
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Thanks- that's exactly what I've been saying.
As far as an initial Paypal charge goes- I remember the deal now- when you first register with them, they ask permission to charge a small amount to your card (I think it was $2)- it appears on your bill as Paypal XXXXXX (unique numerical code)- this code has to be entered on their website before your account is activated (you can get it immediately if you have online banking or by calling your credit card company), and it gives an extra measure of security (they know you didn't find someone's wallet in the street if you can access the bill)- this charge is later either refunded or deducted from your first payment- at least this was my experience setting up an account in Thailand.
not really just paid 23,000 baht in tax on 20" apes and forward controls.Originally Posted by FailSafe
I had some ameroician seller tell me he wouldnt ship to Thailand as it was a harbor for stolen bikes from the USAOriginally Posted by Spin
No more wrong in the head than the rest of you freaks on hereOriginally Posted by andy62
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You paid over 37% in taxes/etc for bike accessories? The actual amount you paid for import charges tells me nothing without knowing the declared value of what you bought.
how do i open a pay pal account with a bangkok bank debit card?
can i ?
and then how do i get ebay open or shall i do ebay first?
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