Tariffs/duty on online shopping?

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Tariffs/duty on online shopping?

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Hey guys,

Travelling through Cambodia and looking at buying some things online and having them sent to our hotel. Wondering if I'll have the goods held by customs and need to pay duty or tariffs on them? Anyone have any experience? Items value at 350USD and will be delivered by DHL or Ems, coming from China.

Any help appreciated.

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i have ordered stuff and its just arrived no customs

if you order in bulk or it's expensive then maybe customs will take an interest
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I have received 100+ parcels over the last few years (including 2 DJI Phantoms quadcopters); only once was I asked to pay duty.
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I've ordered lots of stuff from Internet only 2000 for small and 5000 for larger size BUT the time it takes to recieve mail is quite a while a month or so upgraded shipping is pretty expensive
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beaker wrote:I've ordered lots of stuff from Internet only 2000 for small and 5000 for larger size BUT the time it takes to recieve mail is quite a while a month or so upgraded shipping is pretty expensive
I use standard ship ping from the US and usually have my stuff in a week or so.
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thanks guys, sounds promising
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