AliExpress in Lebanon

Libanpost takes so much time to deliver the goods, today I couldn't wait anymore, I have a lot of items that arrived into Lebanon and I'm not sure if they left customs yet or not, so I paid Libanpost a visit and managed to get 2 items, still waiting for a lot more from Aliexpress/Banggood

elserge82 wrote

Georges00 wroteThat's not happening with me... and I order alot. Not just from AliExpress but from the US too.

US? You mean ebay??

No, there are many sites that sell specific products. Not a marketplace.
Let's say Bose site, they only sell Bose products. They don't sell JBL products.

Hello,

Is there any advantage of having a box @ Libanpost in terms of delivery time ?

Locha wroteHello,

Is there any advantage of having a box @ Libanpost in terms of delivery time ?

No. You can always pick up your items from LibanPost with or without a box when they arrive.

Just so you know that aliexpress anniversary starts on the 28th and you can get 2$ coupons very easily right now

i am intersted to know, what are you guys planning to purchase on aliexpress anniversary?
personally i am eyeballing few ip cameras like the Yi home.

2017.03.23 19:20 (GMT-7): Item delivered
2017.03.24 09:32 (GMT-7): Item under processing at Post Office
2017.03.24 08:47 (GMT-7): Item received at Post Office
2017.03.23 22:26 (GMT-7): Item sent to delivery office
2017.03.20 09:26 (GMT-7): Shipmnet arrived at destination country
2017.03.16 11:29 (GMT-7): departed from export center
2017.03.16 11:29 (GMT-7): 【8】Preparing to Dispatch (Country code: LB)
2017.03.15 20:29 (GMT-7): Preparing to Dispatch (Country code: LB)
2017.03.14 17:50 (GMT-7): 【HONGKONG】Hand over to airline
2017.03.14 02:50 (GMT-7): Hand over to airline
2017.03.13 21:38 (GMT-7): Received by line-haul
2017.03.13 16:38 (GMT-7): Outbound in sorting center
2017.03.13 16:08 (GMT-7): Inbound in sorting center
2017.03.12 10:00 (GMT-7): Accepted by carrier
2017.03.10 20:14 (GMT-7): Shipment confirmation

That is pretty much 13 days from order to delivery!!! 4PX Singapore Post OM Pro.

Might I ask what you were shipping Jerome?

It's starting at 00.00 hour Beijing time meaning 7pm today here, or it's Pacific time meaning tomorrow at 10am?

infiniteloop wroteIt's starting at 00.00 hour Beijing time meaning 7pm today here, or it's Pacific time meaning tomorrow at 10am?

Tomorrow at 10am

Hey Geeks,

I have ordered a bracelet via aliexpress and it arrived 14 days ago (on the app it said that), how long do I have to wait for them to arrive?

My carrier was AliExpress Standard Shipping

I usually order stuff for a friend, few months ago I ordered a motorcycle helmet, it arrived with no fees (it was packaged in a bag), today I received another helmet that was ordered weeks ago, this time they requested 47,000LBP fees for customs and handling!!! The helmet was packed in a cartoon box, I did not understand why this time was different than the last time, would it be the cartoon box!?

anayman_k7 wroteI usually order stuff for a friend, few months ago I ordered a motorcycle helmet, it arrived with no fees (it was packaged in a bag), today I received another helmet that was ordered weeks ago, this time they requested 47,000LBP fees for customs and handling!!! The helmet was packed in a cartoon box, I did not understand why this time was different than the last time, would it be the cartoon box!?

Kind of yes.
99% of the time, if an order is in a box, you'll have to pay something.
The 47000LBP is weird though because I paid 46000LL for boxing gloves and my friend paid the same amount for 4kg of Protein in a plastic container.
Not sure what's happening lately.

@anayman_k7 because customs are random thieves. They are unprofessional and they do not do any type of research (like look into somesort of pricing guidebook or search the net) and just price randomly.
This already happened to me multiple times and there's no clear explanation except "maybe?" the customs dude had to get a certain quota per month and your package was one of the big packages present at the time.

This is very sad, hopefully the situation will get better in 3017, yes 1000 years from now

Georges00 wrote

chosen2k wrote@anayman_k7 because customs are random thieves. They are unprofessional and they do not do any type of research (like look into somesort of pricing guidebook or search the net) and just price randomly.
This already happened to me multiple times and there's no clear explanation except "maybe?" the customs dude had to get a certain quota per month and your package was one of the big packages present at the time.

They actually have a book that tells them how much percentage to charge.
When doing their calculations, they factor in the shipping cost.
They will look for the receipt inside the shipping box/cartoon.

I never get any receipt with my orders from Aliexpress, usually they write down a very low price which is not the actual item price and also they mark it as a gift item.

I've been to customs at the airport multiple times, there are no books or anything. I've seen it this random pricing happening on my items with my own eyes. These items were purchased form the states with correct invoices & not aliexpress fake invoices. The guy did not look at anything and all the calculations he did were inside his head. He overestimated the price of the item to get higher customs even though there is a clear invoice and any search on the internet would have validated the invoice. When asked about it he said yea this thing would sell for a lot more in Lebanon which is the ultimate unprofessional excuse I've ever heard.
ALSO I've noticed that customs have an attraction to big packages thinking it will get them higher ROI. Ive had small packages worth over 400$ get to me with 0 customs whereas BIG packages in size EXAMPLE: A body for an 1/8 RC car which weighs nothing but comes in a big package get slapped a 50.000 L.L customs fees on a 30$ item. So yes, it is BS.

chosen2k wroteI've been to customs at the airport multiple times, there are no books or anything. I've seen it this random pricing happening on my items with my own eyes. These items were purchased form the states with correct invoices & not aliexpress fake invoices. The guy did not look at anything and all the calculations he did were inside his head. He overestimated the price of the item to get higher customs even though there is a clear invoice and any search on the internet would have validated the invoice. When asked about it he said yea this thing would sell for a lot more in Lebanon which is the ultimate unprofessional excuse I've ever heard.
ALSO I've noticed that customs have an attraction to big packages thinking it will get them higher ROI. Ive had small packages worth over 400$ get to me with 0 customs whereas BIG packages in size EXAMPLE: A body for an 1/8 RC car which weighs nothing but comes in a big package get slapped a 50.000 L.L customs fees on a 30$ item. So yes, it is BS.

I was there last Saturday. They were actually very professional.
Opened my package, got the invoice and sent me to an office to know how much to pay.
The lady there opened a book, checked how much I had to pay and told me she'll list all the items as a single category because my package contained items with a higher tax/custom percentage and that way I'll have to pay less.
You're right about the small and big packages.
I never paid on small packages, even on one that was worth around 600$.
But when it's in a cartoon box, I'm paying 99% of the time.