Pixie20
Australian expat in Vietnam
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Registration: 22 July 2020
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High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
Apologies, I just didn't want to share my life story on the internet unless necessary! I'm not sure what you mean by a prescription label. If you mean on the medication, yes the medication was labelled and a copy of the original ... Read More
High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
Just wanted to give you a quick update that even providing a copy of the prescription and visiting both DHL and customs resulted in no luck with my medication being released. Would advise against anyone shipping medication (or anything for that ... Read More
High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
Thank you. DHL in Australia did inspect the goods and said it would be no problem. There is a copy of the prescription inside the package as instructed to do by DHL Australia. I have instructed DHL Vietnam to open the package to check the ... Read More
High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
Thanks for the information, much appreciated. I have no idea where to even go to see the customs officer. Could you provide me with some information on that? Sounds like heading down in person might be my best option. Especially, as I really need ... Read More
High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
Thanks for your replies. The goods are in Vietnam being held by customs. It is medication for personal use valued under $100 dollars. There is a prescription in with the package but they are still asking for the customs declaration form and now an ... Read More
High Import tariffs by Bruce007
I recently ordered some paint brushes from a shop in Singapore, for personal use, not for resale, they sent it through DHL DHL wants me to pay government taxes which is shockingly more than half the value of what I paid for it DHL cleared it at 25% ...
I'm having trouble getting a package released. The package is being handled by DHL but they are telling me that customs won't release it and are asking for forms that I cannot provide, like an original arrival card with immigration stamp ... Read More