Comments on: Aramex and Customs http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aramex and Customs become friends http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-480186 Aramex and Customs become friends Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:49:59 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-480186 [...] actually not a bad compromise at all. I would rather pay 5% than pay KD20 + 5% they were talking about last week.  Print  Email Oct 27, [...] [...] actually not a bad compromise at all. I would rather pay 5% than pay KD20 + 5% they were talking about last week.  Print  Email Oct 27, [...]

]]> By: Mohd http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479985 Mohd Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:54:21 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479985 so I do mind paying KAC KD10 PW KD1 Bank kd2 KD1 stamp . so I do mind paying KAC KD10 PW KD1 Bank kd2 KD1 stamp .

]]> By: Mohd http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479984 Mohd Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:49:34 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479984 as business , you buy in quantity the price is way different than we pay at amazon or other shops . I don't mind paying %5 on a $5.00 second hand DVD from eBay or amazon marketplace . Kuwait constitution grants individuals few rights ,but not businesses . That is the difference and customs rules issued without being checked by legal Dept or Fatwa . as business , you buy in quantity the price is way different than we pay at amazon or other shops . I don’t mind paying %5 on a $5.00 second hand DVD from eBay or amazon marketplace . Kuwait constitution grants individuals few rights ,but not businesses . That is the difference and customs rules issued without being checked by legal Dept or Fatwa .

]]> By: Musty http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479976 Musty Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:04:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479976 i had ordered a laptop battery and received it yest. with charges of 5.5 KD...even the delivery man didnt know anything about these so called new rules...now will wait n watch b4 ordering items again...that's what i advise everyone 2 do...dont go ahead and close ur accounts with aramex, they are not paying back the account opening fees, r they?? i had ordered a laptop battery and received it yest. with charges of 5.5 KD…even the delivery man didnt know anything about these so called new rules…now will wait n watch b4 ordering items again…that’s what i advise everyone 2 do…dont go ahead and close ur accounts with aramex, they are not paying back the account opening fees, r they??

]]> By: lukas http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479971 lukas Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:38:02 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479971 @Hamdan I have always known about such rules since it is normal practice everywhere. However it is the practice only for companies who resell (like yours I believe) as well is it is the practice for example if you want to bring expensive equipment. I agree with this approach. If I want to bring a car from Kuwait to Europe I will have to pay customs (regardless i bring by cargo i drive myself..) You as business owner should support locally produced goods not bring stuff from other countries - each country basically wants to support local economy and protect goods produced locally - and again I agree with this. It is not my problem that Kuwait is not producing and only reselling things bough outside. Reason why this (customs issue) happened in Kuwait is totally different and was many times explained in above comments. The bottom line is that there should be no customs fees for PERSONAL or "cheap" stuff like it is all over the world (not to mention the monopoly done by Kuwait Airways and charging 10KD per item!). @Hamdan

I have always known about such rules since it is normal practice everywhere. However it is the practice only for companies who resell (like yours I believe) as well is it is the practice for example if you want to bring expensive equipment. I agree with this approach.
If I want to bring a car from Kuwait to Europe I will have to pay customs (regardless i bring by cargo i drive myself..)

You as business owner should support locally produced goods not bring stuff from other countries – each country basically wants to support local economy and protect goods produced locally – and again I agree with this. It is not my problem that Kuwait is not producing and only reselling things bough outside. Reason why this (customs issue) happened in Kuwait is totally different and was many times explained in above comments. The bottom line is that there should be no customs fees for PERSONAL or “cheap” stuff like it is all over the world (not to mention the monopoly done by Kuwait Airways and charging 10KD per item!).

]]> By: My package arrived, no customs http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479970 My package arrived, no customs Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:33:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479970 [...] got two packages awhile ago from Aramex and I didn’t have to pay the new customs fee. Some readers are also saying the same thing.  Print  Email Oct 25, [...] [...] got two packages awhile ago from Aramex and I didn’t have to pay the new customs fee. Some readers are also saying the same thing.  Print  Email Oct 25, [...]

]]> By: Nsta http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479963 Nsta Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:13:43 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479963 lollll lukas i think kamasutra and something against how to fight against the corruption XD that would be epic lollll lukas i think kamasutra and something against how to fight against the corruption XD
that would be epic

]]> By: Hamdan http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479961 Hamdan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:36:50 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479961 As a business owner our customers never believed us how much more we have to pay to clear customs while they were getting thiers out for free !! These charges & more are NORMAL for all business transactions for ages !! Now you know why items are more expensive to buy in Kuwait than through Amazon for example As a business owner our customers never believed us how much more we have to pay to clear customs while they were getting thiers out for free !! These charges & more are NORMAL for all business transactions for ages !! Now you know why items are more expensive to buy in Kuwait than through Amazon for example

]]> By: Mohd http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479923 Mohd Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:30:49 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479923 a book about coming out of the closet . a book about coming out of the closet .

]]> By: lukas http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479922 lukas Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:35:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479922 I was informed by Aramex that magazines = documents but books not. I am giving a try with a book coz i cannot believe they gonna ask 20kd... if they will i am gonna leave it to these guys to read ;P.... so.. what titles u suggest to leave for our brothers in the airport? :) I was informed by Aramex that magazines = documents but books not. I am giving a try with a book coz i cannot believe they gonna ask 20kd… if they will i am gonna leave it to these guys to read ;P…. so.. what titles u suggest to leave for our brothers in the airport? :)

]]> By: Jack http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479920 Jack Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:13:49 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479920 @lukas Ordered 5 Blue-rays from amazon :) @lukas

Ordered 5 Blue-rays from amazon :)

]]> By: lukas http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/aramex-and-customs/#comment-479910 lukas Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:32:01 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8613#comment-479910 My package came to Kuwait on 18th and until today it is on hold - I was called by Aramex and told that will have to pay those 20kd... I am bringing a printer which I could not find in Kuwait. Customs were always doing "random" check - this is what I was told when I was opening the account with Aramex (around 3 years ago) - I managed to bring some electronics and was stopped only once (couple of months ago) and had to pay 20kd (+ MOH inspection) when I tried to bring some stuff from bodybuilding.com My package came to Kuwait on 18th and until today it is on hold – I was called by Aramex and told that will have to pay those 20kd… I am bringing a printer which I could not find in Kuwait. Customs were always doing “random” check – this is what I was told when I was opening the account with Aramex (around 3 years ago) – I managed to bring some electronics and was stopped only once (couple of months ago) and had to pay 20kd (+ MOH inspection) when I tried to bring some stuff from bodybuilding.com

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