Shipping PP watch internationally - your advice please
Dear all I am based in Asia, and my regular PP AD is based in Europe. I usually collect my acquisitions during my regular business trips to Europe. My new acquisition has just arrived at the Europe based retailer. But given Covid-19 situation, it is reall...
Import tax
Not sure where you reside in Asia but I’m sure the customs will examine the package and you will incur an import tax on the purchase. However, if you declared your purchases with customs while traveling back from Europe in the past then the import tax is ...
My suggestion would be
to ask your European retailer to hold on to to the watch until you are able to fly there to collect it. For the record, I buy my Pateks from a UK retailer and I am based in Malaysia. Within the next few months, I am expecting a new watch to be ready for d...
We all know that items imported or brought in person should be declared, doing otherwise constitutes an offence. The reality is however that everybody makes their own decisions.
What I'm curious about is this box business you mention, though, as this is not the first time I hear somebody mentioning shipping an empty box back. When the customs inspects the package, how would one provide proof of the value of the box, which is not ...
Nothing they can do
Even if customs knows what is going on checking it is unenforceable without some kind of global tax refund database. You are not forced to declare and justify all the items you are travelling with - your jacket, shoes, watch. Likewise if the customs recei...
If you are serious..
about shipping this safely and securely, go with Malca - Amit. They are the vault of delivery but won’t be cheap.
Ferrari express
Thanks to Mohannad’s recommendation, I used Ferrari Express. Seamless service. I would recommend it too. Thank you everyone for the advice
Good to know that the shipping has been smooth. I can imagine your happiness when anticipating and eventually receiving the timepiece.
May I know the approximate cost of the shipping from Europe to Asia? Thank you. Henry
Thank your very much for the information, Jchua. The price is reasonable, given its security and speediness. [nt]
BTW, is your avatar the new acquisition? Congrats.
Only if the European AD or I know the Asian AD and can make arrangements as personal favour.
In the end, it was simpler to just entrust it to Ferrari Express.