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I know that several threads concerning shipping have been discussed,
i just would like to get a mailbox in the US in order to ship to lebanon, so i would like to ask about your experience with
Shop and Ship VS Borderlinx.
and by the way, is amazon accepting non US Credit cards?

Thank you.
I can confirm Amazon accepting non US cards.
I'm using a special Credit Card from Fransa Bank / PIC-GTS for eShopping, regular PIC cards will work but it won't be accepted by many eStores that asks for a scan of your card cuz it should have your name engraved on it, so i asked for a special re-loadable PIC with my name engraved on it,,

More info here:

http://www.pic-gts.com
I used Shop and Ship to buy on Amazon US, here is some useful information:

You first pay a one time fee of 45$ to register. Someone from the staff will contact you, give you your mailing adresses (US, UK & China) and ask you to fill a registration form that someone will collect from you.

For every shipment you will have to pay shipment fees of 11$ for the first half kg, 8.6$ for every aditional half (0.5) kg and 7$ for shipment handling fees.
You also have to pay VAT and customs duties which can be surprising. I warn you, in the dictionnary you can see "Lebanese Customs" near the word "shit".

You will be able to track the package and pay for the shipment fees on the website. You will have to pay the rest to the person who will deliver the package. When I received my shipment the package wrapping was torn up but the merchandise was in perfect condition.

You can find more information on http://www.shopandship.com/ or by calling 1288.
Thank you guys for the clarification, will go for the Shop n Ship service :)
Borderlinx is better, you don't pay any start up fee, i used it many times, their online cost calculator is pretty accurate
The down side is that you only get a shipping address in the US
How much do you pay for shipping fees and customs ?
@Red7 the customs fee is around 10% of the value THEY ESTIMATE (the V.A.T), and if your item is more than 800$, there is a clearance thing which i didnt really understand
Customs and VAT are two different things. In a developped country you either pay customs or VAT wether in Lebanon you pay both.
no they say customs on electronics is 0, so you have the 10% vat, and the weird issue here is the clearance when the item is above 800$
Mr. Anderson, with borderlinx have you ever bought many items and asked that they all be shipped as one shipment?
It would help anyone who reads this topic if you could explain how it works the way I did for ShopandShip.
Mr. Anderson wrotecheck the total cost calculator here:
http://www.borderlinx.com/tcc
So i signed up in their site using my Facebook.
How will the process work. How will i be able to purchase from amazon now ?!
Can you explain with details and all..
7 days later
AVOlio wrote
Mr. Anderson wrotecheck the total cost calculator here:
http://www.borderlinx.com/tcc
So i signed up in their site using my Facebook.
How will the process work. How will i be able to purchase from amazon now ?!
Can you explain with details and all..
@AVOlio when you register, you receive an email containing the address of your mailbox in the states, and then you can buy from Amazon using your CC, and ship it to this address, you can also track your shipment on their website, when the shipment arrives to Lebanon they will give you a call and send the shipment to your house, i will order next week from there and will give you a feedback soon.
6 days later
ironman wrote I will order next week from there and will give you a feedback soon.
That would be great, thanks.
10 months later
amkahal wroteFor those who praise borderlinx, i found a deceiving article showing how does the company trick their customer and makes them pay a lot more than the estimated shipping fees!
http://hunboon.wordpress.com/2011/11/01 … alculator/
any feedback from you guys in Lebanon, anybody has faced such problems?
I'm shipping few items with Borderlinx atm for the first time, so far so good.
I'll let you guys know when my package arrives.