Posted On
11/26/2018
7:13:46 AM
by
Jon
They are good. I have been using their services for 3 years, and have nothing negative to say. Speed in receiving your shipment depends on the shipment option you select. Customs charges are about 5% on the value of the goods.
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Posted On
11/26/2018
8:25:38 PM
by
DL
@Jon Thank you for the information. Say Fedex offer 4-8 days for example, does that mean they will clear the customs & deliver the item in that time span?
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Posted On
11/26/2018
9:03:46 PM
by
Jon
Yes. I always use Fedex International Priority which guarantees delivery in 1-3 business days. This is just the transit period from the time the shipment is picked up by Fedex till it reaches the destination port.
Fedex normally clears customs in one day.
I used to use Aramex ShopNShip in the past because of their low prices, but due to massive delays and finally a lost shipment, I switched to MyUS. Aramex did compensate for the lost shipment, but it took them over 2 years to do so.
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Posted On
11/26/2018
9:26:42 PM
by
DL
That is a wealth of information! I do appreciate your time and patience. Thanks again.
I will go ahead and get the item through them.
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Posted On
11/26/2018
10:03:48 PM
by
Jon
Have you subscribed to the MyUS Premium service, or are you planning on using their Basic feature?
I am asking because in the Premium service, the shipping charges are applied by weight for the first 4 pounds, and thereafter for each pound.
Basically, if you are shipping one item that weighs, for example 2 pounds, then you will still be charged for 4 pounds.
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Posted On
11/26/2018
10:46:20 PM
by
DL
Will opt for basic plan. I don't have any plans to use this service regularly. I use amazon direct delivery service mostly.
Basic plan is based on per pound, right?
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Posted On
11/26/2018
11:01:41 PM
by
Jon
I am not sure because I use the Premium service. Anyway, MyUS offers discounts on shipping rates for all shipments irrespective of Basic or Premium subscribers.
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Posted On
12/2/2018
11:38:43 AM
by
Sam
Hi, Which credit cards you all use? Many times my purchases got rejected by some sites as the credit card billing address should be in US. Even though Shipping address in in US. What is the solution to this?
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Posted On
12/2/2018
4:30:17 PM
by
Sallu
Dear DL & John , could you guys please clear my following doubts ?
1.If we use myUS service , the 5% duty , how it is paid ? fedx will do it for us and we pay the amount on delivery ??
2. If we are ordering a laptop from Amzon ,Direct delivery : How the duty is paid ? do we have to pay it in advance or courier agent clears and we pay the same on delivery ?
awaiting your valuable reply
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Posted On
12/2/2018
8:56:42 PM
by
Jon
@Sam, some online stores do require credit cards with US billing addresses, and we do not have a choice in such cases. I have had a similar experience with GAP, where they cancelled my order just because my credit card billing address was in Kuwait. MyUS has a feature where you can shop at certain US stores and add items to your MyUS cart. When you checkout, you will be checking out from MyUS and paying them instead.
@Sallu, In all cases, the courier will clear the package from Kuwait customs and you will have to pay them at delivery.
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Posted On
12/2/2018
9:57:07 PM
by
DL
@Sallu In the case of Amazon, you pay the cost of the item+shipping& tax at Amazon portal. You do not have to pay anything to the courier. These days, Amazon is delivering items in less than 5 days time.
I am still waiting for my laptop through myus, Waiting for the company to ship it to myus.
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Posted On
12/3/2018
7:34:29 AM
by
Sallu
Thank You DL & Jon .
@DL : I'm also planning to take a new laptop. Was thinking about Amazon . Is there anything wrong with amazon(in the case of laptops). if you don't mind,please tell me why chose another service/site ? From which site you are buying it ?
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Posted On
12/3/2018
10:15:07 PM
by
AD
I use DHLeasyshop. Service run by leading logstics provider- DHL. Am regularly using their services for my personal orders. Rates are very good as well and occasionally they run promo codes. Haven't faced any issues at all so far. You can shop in US, UK, Germany, HK with free virtual mail boxes. You can also consolidate multiple shipments to save shipment charges
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Posted On
12/3/2018
11:08:41 PM
by
DL
@Sallu I went after a customizable option from a Laptop manufacturer and on top there was 35% offer on black-friday deal. The same laptop is 200$ more in amazon. In the past, I had purchased a notebook from Amazon. It is working well so far.
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Posted On
12/4/2018
1:33:31 AM
by
DL
@AD
DHLEasyshop may use volumetric charges for shipment fee calculation. Most of the case, this may be expensive option than competition.
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Posted On
12/4/2018
5:03:09 AM
by
AD
@DL. You may be right. I typically ask the merchant to ship my order in envelope or polymailer where vol. weight is not considered by DHLeasyshop; so shipping eventually turns out cheap with customs. If box packing must be used, i request for smallest possible box packing. I usually shop for smaller items and garments. But still I feel DHL shipping rates would be competitive even after considering vol. weight.
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Posted On
12/4/2018
7:43:02 AM
by
DL
@AD Many of the major online companies like amazon or bhphotovideo, you don't have much of choice of their packaging boxes.
Any case, glad to hear that you are happy with the freight forwarding company.
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Posted On
12/4/2018
11:12:05 PM
by
AD
@DL I mostly shop on EBAY-US. The sellers there are pretty accommodating and oblige your request. Even on Amazon, you can request your packing preferences via online chat. But I would stick to EBAY as you can get a great deal on auctions for pretty good stuff and you have more choices. Moreover, you can interface with the seller directly and make offers to them
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Posted On
12/17/2018
10:18:29 AM
by
DL
@Jon Just want to thank you again for your reference on myus. I went ahead with it and received the notebook in 6 days time. Your comments and clarifications really helped.
Bought a notebook almost 150KD cheaper than even amazon during the blackfriday from the manufacturer website. Got 35% off. Upgraded the notebook with SSD & additional RAM. Shipped to myus and there was 8% savings in tax. One has to be careful with their default settings. For each and everything there is a charge with myus. Just be vigilant, that's all. I will definitely deal with them again for an emergency.
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Posted On
12/17/2018
11:49:47 AM
by
Jon
@DL, I am glad I was able to help.
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