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Seamail from Japan

  • 03-11-2011 1:37am
    #1
    Joe Musashi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 470 ✭✭


    Has anyone gotten something from Japan by seamail? Unfortunately items over 2kg can't be posted by SAL or airmail it seems. So it's either EMS or seamail. EMS postage prices on some consoles are over double that of seamail.

    So, any experiences with items or consoles sent by seamail? Did the item turn up in good condition? Did you have to pay tax?


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  • #2
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,019 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    I sent some chocolate snacks to friends using Japan Mail seamail last December.

    They arrived in March.

    I think they were relatively intact, considering.


  • #3
    Steve X2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,906 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Not sure about seamail but I've sent stuff home from Japan via freight.

    Everything arrived and I've not been caught for any import duty as of yet.

    I'll be doing the same thing next week when I'm in Japan.

    .


  • #4
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Steve SI wrote: »
    Everything arrived and I've not been caught for any import duty as of yet.

    I've been caught twice in the last month. That was stuff sent by SAL.


  • #5
    geotrig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭geotrig


    Joe Musashi wrote: »
    Has anyone gotten something from Japan by seamail? Unfortunately items over 2kg can't be posted by SAL or airmail it seems. So it's either EMS or seamail. EMS postage prices on some consoles are over double that of seamail.

    So, any experiences with items or consoles sent by seamail? Did the item turn up in good condition? Did you have to pay tax?

    I’ve definitely got stuff well over 2kg sent by sal and am currently waiting on a package that is about 5kgs that went sal !
    seamail is grand but very slow normally 3months give or take 1 week or 2,paying tax is hit and miss really ,Sometimes EMS can be cheaper than Sal and can be with you in 3-5 days!


  • #6
    ghostchant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    Steve SI wrote: »
    I'll be doing the same thing next week when I'm in Japan.

    Care to swap lives?


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  • #7
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    So, we find someone who has ruined a game, based in Japan, say Team Ninja who bollixed up Metroid Other M, and pop a few fresh prawns in a plastic bag, wrap them up, send them via the sea, and wait for the news report on a suspicious prawn related death some months later!


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