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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby X_Factor » March 16th, 2021, 8:55 pm

if u all live east/west corridor or pass near massy @trincity estate
sign up with Rpm express... service is awesome!

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Strugglerzinc » March 16th, 2021, 9:13 pm

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scotty_buttons wrote:First time trying out Aeropost.

First package reached Trinidad relatively quickly. Two days from arrival in Miami to Trinidad.

However it has been in Trinidad since and not ready for collection yet as of today (Tuesday night)

How long does it typically take for things to clear once arrival in Trinidad with Aeropost?


Approx 1 wk.


Seems right. As mentioned above, their customs day is mostly Thursday so you get previous week stuff from Friday onwards .

This is a customs limitation and not really something Aeropost can speed up.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Blaze d Chalice » March 17th, 2021, 3:32 pm

Last 4 times we bring in "computer peripherals" we get charged every tax. (Feb 2021 - present)

The only thing I see had 0% was a few m.2 SSDs

This is with the fellas located in the tropics.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » March 17th, 2021, 5:58 pm

X_Factor wrote:if u all live east/west corridor or pass near massy @trincity estate
sign up with Rpm express... service is awesome!


I've been an Aeropost customer for a good while...wondering if to give RPM a lil chance?
Do they do free returns?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby X_Factor » March 17th, 2021, 10:30 pm

not sure if they do, but i am quite happy with the service thus far

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby jamesblunt1 » March 19th, 2021, 11:10 pm

What are the duties for semi precious stones? I can’t seem to find that info anywhere.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby S_2NR » March 19th, 2021, 11:19 pm

jamesblunt1 wrote:What are the duties for semi precious stones? I can’t seem to find that info anywhere.

Would be categorized as jewelry.
30% duties + vat + opt

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The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby jamesblunt1 » March 20th, 2021, 1:05 pm

S_2NR wrote:
jamesblunt1 wrote:What are the duties for semi precious stones? I can’t seem to find that info anywhere.

Would be categorized as jewelry.
30% duties + vat + opt


Thanks, thought so. I’m seeing both RPM and CSF calculator have a category for Stone with 0% duty, what item would that be referring to?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Chimera » March 20th, 2021, 1:45 pm

Probably like landscaping stone

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Sinister_Audio » April 10th, 2021, 10:48 pm

Blaze d Chalice wrote:Last 4 times we bring in "computer peripherals" we get charged every tax. (Feb 2021 - present)

The only thing I see had 0% was a few m.2 SSDs

This is with the fellas located in the tropics.



Any update on this?

Trying to land a CPU 10900k (or 11900k) and board along with a 1TB 980PRO m.2 and possibly a 3080.

Trying to figure out if there are any taxes (custom duties, OPT & VAT) to be applied to this.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Galvatron » April 11th, 2021, 5:14 pm

Does anyone subscribe to magazines and have them delivered to skybox address?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby novastar1 » April 11th, 2021, 8:30 pm

Sinister_Audio wrote:
Blaze d Chalice wrote:Last 4 times we bring in "computer peripherals" we get charged every tax. (Feb 2021 - present)

The only thing I see had 0% was a few m.2 SSDs

This is with the fellas located in the tropics.



Any update on this?

Trying to land a CPU 10900k (or 11900k) and board along with a 1TB 980PRO m.2 and possibly a 3080.

Trying to figure out if there are any taxes (custom duties, OPT & VAT) to be applied to this.

Thanks in advance.


Supposed to be none.
Brought in some hard drives and there was no tax applied



Did anyone import any digital cameras recently? It's supposed to be tax free as well now

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby adnj » April 12th, 2021, 3:57 pm

Galvatron wrote:Does anyone subscribe to magazines and have them delivered to skybox address?
No magazines but I regularly have mail delivered. You will likely be charged VAT on the cover price of the magazine.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Dohplaydat » April 12th, 2021, 6:32 pm

Aeropost recommends you use the PO Box for magazines.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby The Bamboo Online » April 13th, 2021, 1:00 pm

adnj wrote:
Galvatron wrote:Does anyone subscribe to magazines and have them delivered to skybox address?
No magazines but I regularly have mail delivered. You will likely be charged VAT on the cover price of the magazine.


I received a basic ordinary letter at Aeropost and was charged every fee including online sales tax. I was like how do value a letter. They said if I don’t want to pay fees and want to get regular mail i should send it to the PO. BOX instead. Someone sent me another letter...it was important time sensitive letter an it it took months to get here. That’s when They said oh yeah we have a container that they dump these letters and magazines into and they only send it when it’s full every couple weeks or in my case months.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Strugglerzinc » April 13th, 2021, 2:19 pm

Somebody sent you a important time sensitive letter via skybox?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby adnj » April 13th, 2021, 2:28 pm

The Bamboo Online wrote:
adnj wrote:
Galvatron wrote:Does anyone subscribe to magazines and have them delivered to skybox address?
No magazines but I regularly have mail delivered. You will likely be charged VAT on the cover price of the magazine.


I received a basic ordinary letter at Aeropost and was charged every fee including online sales tax. I was like how do value a letter. They said if I don’t want to pay fees and want to get regular mail i should send it to the PO. BOX instead. Someone sent me another letter...it was important time sensitive letter an it it took months to get here. That’s when They said oh yeah we have a container that they dump these letters and magazines into and they only send it when it’s full every couple weeks or in my case months.
I'm not sure what you paid but FedEx charges about TT$350 to ship between Trinidad and the USA.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby francis1979 » April 14th, 2021, 7:38 pm

The Bamboo Online wrote:
adnj wrote:
Galvatron wrote:Does anyone subscribe to magazines and have them delivered to skybox address?
No magazines but I regularly have mail delivered. You will likely be charged VAT on the cover price of the magazine.


I received a basic ordinary letter at Aeropost and was charged every fee including online sales tax. I was like how do value a letter. They said if I don’t want to pay fees and want to get regular mail i should send it to the PO. BOX instead. Someone sent me another letter...it was important time sensitive letter an it it took months to get here. That’s when They said oh yeah we have a container that they dump these letters and magazines into and they only send it when it’s full every couple weeks or in my case months.

What was charge for letter via this method

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby dredman1 » April 14th, 2021, 8:48 pm

novastar1 wrote:
Sinister_Audio wrote:
Blaze d Chalice wrote:Last 4 times we bring in "computer peripherals" we get charged every tax. (Feb 2021 - present)

The only thing I see had 0% was a few m.2 SSDs

This is with the fellas located in the tropics.



Any update on this?

Trying to land a CPU 10900k (or 11900k) and board along with a 1TB 980PRO m.2 and possibly a 3080.

Trying to figure out if there are any taxes (custom duties, OPT & VAT) to be applied to this.

Thanks in advance.


Supposed to be none.
Brought in some hard drives and there was no tax applied



Did anyone import any digital cameras recently? It's supposed to be tax free as well now

Really? So digital SLRs are now exempt from duties and taxes?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby stev » April 15th, 2021, 1:12 am

so decided to try out eZone for the first time.... :|

just came here to say that I ordered a book.....amazon delivered it on the 25th of March....after 6 emails to eZone it finally showed up on the app on the 6th April......mind you that i was asked to sign up for 'eZ Elite' on the 5th of April to expedite shipment...

got the book delivered yesterday (14th April)...paid $147 to clear it.....a $12US book


...not a complaint.....just sharing my experience.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » April 15th, 2021, 7:10 am

stev wrote:so decided to try out eZone for the first time.... :|

just came here to say that I ordered a book.....amazon delivered it on the 25th of March....after 6 emails to eZone it finally showed up on the app on the 6th April......mind you that i was asked to sign up for 'eZ Elite' on the 5th of April to expedite shipment...

got the book delivered yesterday (14th April)...paid $147 to clear it.....a $12US book


...not a complaint.....just sharing my experience.


sometimes it depends on the weight of the book too.

I got a book for about 40USD from Aeropost. It cost about 280TT to clear.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby 2NR Smurf » April 15th, 2021, 2:56 pm

Sinister_Audio wrote:
Blaze d Chalice wrote:Last 4 times we bring in "computer peripherals" we get charged every tax. (Feb 2021 - present)

The only thing I see had 0% was a few m.2 SSDs

This is with the fellas located in the tropics.



Any update on this?

Trying to land a CPU 10900k (or 11900k) and board along with a 1TB 980PRO m.2 and possibly a 3080.

Trying to figure out if there are any taxes (custom duties, OPT & VAT) to be applied to this.

Thanks in advance.


Brought in parts for a full build over the past 2 months - inclusive of new case and 2 x 27" monitors.

The only thing that got charged any gov't fees was the PSU...not too sure why but didnt bother questioning it. Everything else was 0 VAT/duties/OPT

Also - good luck with that 3080 at MSRP.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby shake d livin wake d dead » April 16th, 2021, 5:15 am

Ah go rest this here
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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Dave » April 16th, 2021, 6:44 am

Ouch but seems about right at 20% duty.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby carluva » April 16th, 2021, 7:55 am

What type of lens is that?
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Ah go rest this here

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby dredman1 » April 16th, 2021, 8:58 am

shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Ah go rest this here

Darn. That would be my expectation, but still that’s a hard hit to take.

However, if digital cameras are exempt, lenses by themselves can be considered to not fall in that category and thus have the required duties and taxes applied to them.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » April 16th, 2021, 4:33 pm

shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Ah go rest this here


Seems about right. Expensive lens, expensive duties.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby paid_influencer » April 16th, 2021, 6:49 pm

now realize the nice system Aeropost/Pricesmart have with the credit cards. They charging your card for the full amount in US$, even though the government fees are TT$ expenses.

If they collecting a lil $100,000 USD/day in VAT and duty payments, that is some good forex they extracting from the country.

can't blame 'em

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby novastar1 » April 16th, 2021, 11:42 pm

carluva wrote:What type of lens is that?
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Ah go rest this here


Leica orrr?

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