Customs Duty
By MikaylasMom •
Hi all, I was wondering at what amount will customs charge a duty? I am receiving a camera next week and want to know if I am going to have to pay a duty to get it??
Hi all, I was wondering at what amount will customs charge a duty? I am receiving a camera next week and want to know if I am going to have to pay a duty to get it??
mikaylasmom CIF is Cost Insurance and Freight
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I had similar experience with DHL. the worst courier company you can ship with.. never deliver it on time and best of all deliver at wrong address and you need to be at their back until it gets back to you and your shipment goes on round in Doha for two to three days...... and the charges are irrational.....
DHL charges me customs if value of goods is 2000 riyals or more. It's 5%.
In addition DHL tries to charge another 5% for "Legalization Fee" which is a fee charged to businesses. You then have to argue for a week that it's personal use to get it removed. Fedex is much more reasonable... DHL sucks but its what my shipper uses so I'm stuck with those turkeys.
Note if you have them deliver to a company address then they both will charge legalization fees. You must have them deliver to your home address. They will tell you they can't do it but they will.
DHL always says, "why dont you come here and pick it up?" THey are the worst courier company I have ever used... Imagine, paying $1400 US shipping and the courier tells YOU to pick it up. Unbelievable...Well that's it. Keep it under 2000 Riyals and dont have them deliver to your company address...
LOL Baldrick2dogs, I think I remember that. Will look it up and see what happened.
My father bought me a camera and told me it was only $250, but then after it ships here I find out that the camera cost $500. I wasn't too worried about customs when it was $250, but now that I see it is more, Yikes!
tess_916 - what is CIF?
Thanks for your input! :)
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ask the sender to mark the package as gift with value.. if the value is lower than $300 no customs. i was too in the same shoe of yours.. but now i am getting stuffs every week without trouble.. the custom is very lenient in the state of Qatar unlike UK. dont worry if at all u got to pay its like 200 to 280 riyals..
it depends on the total value of the product. I think if it costs more than 3000 riyals or something you will have to pay customs duty.
Check with UPS guys
I know you'll hate me for saying this, but try a search. I asked the same question about a week ago.