I know people say it's all down to the officer you deal with but there must be rules for this sort of thing. Even in the kingdom of wonder.

Before anyone asks, no. It's not available in Cambodia or any neighbouring countries as far as I can tell. I know there are companies that will import it for you for a fee. Just trying to work out if it would be cheaper to do it myself.

Use DHL, they will tell you how much you have to pay and will do it all for you. That being said, I'm not aware of any laptops that can't be purchased or at least ordered locally. Even that $10k Acer is available on Monivong.

Having been stung 60% import duty/taxes on a $100 steam cleaner I bought from Aliexpress I would not risk it. Better to do as Richard suggests, or fly to BKK/KUL/SIN and buy it there and bring it back in your baggage.

Here is my experience: you have two options to buy something overseas.

Option N1:
Use DHL
or
Global Shipment Program by E-Bay (https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/shipp ... am?id=4646), if it's available in your case.
It's the most safety and the most expansive way. They will charge you for delivering and taxation. You shouldn't take care of it.

Option N2:
Use USPS and Cambodia Post Service.
In that case, you will have to go to the main PO in Phnom Penh to pick your parcel up (they will call to you when it arrives). They will open a box together with you, look inside, check all the invoices and ask you to pay an import tax.
For laptop and computers, it is 17% of the declared price.
It's important - "of the declared price", because of some e-shops allow you to report any amount you want.
If an amount is less then $50 - forget about any import taxes.

I did it many times.

Ingvar 7788 wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 11:49 am Option N2:
Use USPS and Cambodia Post Service.
In that case, you will have to go to the main PO in Phnom Penh to pick your parcel up (they will call to you when it arrives). They will open a box together with you, look inside, check all the invoices and ask you to pay an import tax.
For laptop and computers, it is 17% of the declared price.
It's important - "of the declared price", because of some e-shops allow you to report any amount you want.
If an amount is less then $50 - forget about any import taxes.

I did it many times.

If you do this make sure you know what the declared price is on the parcel as they will try and trick you by asking how much you paid, before you get to see the parcel. If you're not sure, the correct answer is "I can't remember, check the declaration form".

hanno wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 12:10 pm Oh, and once I got charged 6,000 Riel for no obvious reason.

Were you picking up around lunch time?