What's the best method to receive an international purchase in the USA safely, at reasonable cost? I'm considering a purchase from the country of Georgia. But it's difficult to determine whether or not there'll be US customs fees. Will Fedex or DMS charge duty and extra for insurance? Does Paypal offer an international shipping service as part of its global marketing? I've attempted to search the Forum for answers but the search terms I'm using have produced no useful results.

Thanks in advance!

 

USPS= least likely to assess duty, can get stuck in customs for a long time, risk of loss depends on the postal service before it's handed off to USPS (you're familiar with loss rates on domestic stuff)
FedEx= most likely to assess duty, will be sped through customs, risk of loss minimal, read the fine print of the insurance to make sure it covers watches and jewelry
DMS=? who's that?

No, Paypal doesn't add much here, and your fallback plan should not be to dispute charges or file a PP case in the event of a problem. That's what shipping insurance--and sometimes paying more for courier service--is for.

 

Never mind the US customs fees, have you got definitive proof of existence? Personally, I would be more worried about using a form of payment that refunded me in the event of seller default

 

Georgia are not in the EU yet. and I have already been on German television news stating that I would vote for the UK pulling out (even if it did cost me more to import watches from Europe) but if more of those Eastern Bloc countries join, I'll go as far as voting UKIP at the European elections next month.

 

Oh my, you're so right. EU = None of the governments in the countries that pays for all the in the EU circus, dare to let their population vote yes or no to further membership. At least we voted no to the Euro and kept our own currensy........

Rant over

Paul
Denmark

 

Ems is very good and reliable in Indonesia.