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I just got a call to go and pick up a parcel from France from the post office. They gave me a package number and a room number. What's the room number all about? Did I misinterpret it?
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xandreu wrote:I just got a call to go and pick up a parcel from France from the post office. They gave me a package number and a room number. What's the room number all about? Did I misinterpret it?
Its a counter number, 15-18 i think. Go in the side entrance on LHS and you will see counters clearly marked
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khmerhamster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:45 pm
xandreu wrote:I just got a call to go and pick up a parcel from France from the post office. They gave me a package number and a room number. What's the room number all about? Did I misinterpret it?
Its a counter number, 15-18 i think. Go in the side entrance on LHS and you will see counters clearly marked
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Bluenose wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:57 am Certainly for DHL the sender will have to declare a value for anything other than documents, they will not accept 0. For EMS the sender will also need to fill in a form and again a value will be required. Under de minimis rules a value of $50 or less doesn't require any import duty/tax payment (assuming that Customs don't query the value).
Up to $300 you can do an easy clearance but duty and VAT is payable and there is a 20% surcharge.
Above that value gets expensive to clear.
That's the official way. What you arrange with the staff at the Post Office is up to you.
Have you sent stuff here from the UK via Parcelforce worldwide? If so, any good?
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I am sending a box with some clothes in it. All new but will be without labels or packaging and rolled up. Does it matter if they are new or used?

450mm x 30mm x 30mm about 5kg via Parcelforce for £60

Will they get here? If so, how long?

I know they don't deliver, but should I just use my address and my phone number on the outside of the box?

Any other advice for me?
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Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:10 am I am sending a box with some clothes in it. All new but will be without labels or packaging and rolled up. Does it matter if they are new or used?

450mm x 30mm x 30mm about 5kg via Parcelforce for £60

Will they get here? If so, how long?

I know they don't deliver, but should I just use my address and my phone number on the outside of the box?

Any other advice for me?
Probably but not certainly. Maybe 2 months.
I have had one thing delivered. The postman demanded 10,000 riel tip.
Is there a customs form? If so, say personal clothing.
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Any advances on 2 months? Can't wait that long.

Just found a FedEx price of £80 hmmm...
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Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:10 am I am sending a box with some clothes in it. All new but will be without labels or packaging and rolled up. Does it matter if they are new or used?

450mm x 30mm x 30mm about 5kg via Parcelforce for £60

Will they get here? If so, how long?

I know they don't deliver, but should I just use my address and my phone number on the outside of the box?

Any other advice for me?
always take any new items out of box's, wrappings, tags off an mark everything USED
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phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:59 am
Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:10 am I am sending a box with some clothes in it. All new but will be without labels or packaging and rolled up. Does it matter if they are new or used?

450mm x 30mm x 30mm about 5kg via Parcelforce for £60

Will they get here? If so, how long?

I know they don't deliver, but should I just use my address and my phone number on the outside of the box?

Any other advice for me?
always take any new items out of box's, wrappings, tags off an mark everything USED
Yep, got that. All wrappers and labels etc will be removed and the clothes rolled up. On the customs declaration it doesn't seem to specify new or used. The whole package is valued at £130.

I have the delivery down to £45 ($63) so that's pretty good.
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