The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

[Gladiator]

paid $130 last night to clear $40k in phones

GREAT IS THE PNM
GREAT IS IMBERT
GREAT IS ROWLEY

Aye, delete this post nah.... the spies in here gonna report you and just now you would have to prove you going to school to get a tax break...LOL

[pugboy]

Anybody know offhand what is the duty on foodstuff, eg finished products ?

[Chimera]

4 lbs 8 phones

[Blaze d Chalice]

So hear nah, I seeing everybody posting their 0% tax phone receipts.

But what is the situation with these skybox, allour paying in TTD normal?
I thought they send out some notice about how they could only pay in USD.

Enlighten me nah, because I don't want to spend the USD them Vene giving me.

Anybody know offhand what is the duty on foodstuff, eg finished products ?

The closest thing I could find was 20% +12.5% on customs website but that only say food supplements, not even a snack.

[paid_influencer]

So hear nah, I seeing everybody posting their 0% tax phone receipts.

But what is the situation with these skybox, allour paying in TTD normal?
I thought they send out some notice about how they could only pay in USD.

Enlighten me nah, because I don't want to spend the USD them Vene giving me.

Anybody know offhand what is the duty on foodstuff, eg finished products ?

The closest thing I could find was 20% +12.5% on customs website but that only say food supplements, not even a snack.

One air cargo line (AmeriJet) started requiring payment in USD about 2 years ago. The loss of that line reduced air freight capacity and increased shipment times from usually 1-2 days after reaching Miami to about 4-7 days. (Yes, there was a time when you could order something on Monday and get it in your hands by Wednesday).

IIRC, most skybox companies shifted to state-owned Caribbean Airlines, which still accepts TTD, but has a less frequent cargo schedule.

The sea-freight issue is another thing entirely that hasn't hit yet. Gonna be interesting because the USD-only cargo lines are 90% of the capacity. Hopefully the PNM government makes behind-closed-door-deals with some party-favored providers to give them the forex and we can all ship with these providers.

edit: when I type it out, this sounds banana-republic level bad. but here we are

[Chimera]

Lol thats for container shipping that you have to pay in usd

Skyboxes are local companies and have to take their payment in tt.

[M_2NR]

Was not charged VAT, OPT, or duties for a PC case, AIO and PSU, so it look like we good to go for PC parts being exempted as well.

The only issue is the lag time from order to delivery.

Your answer lies in Legal Notices 418 through 420 and act 30 of 2020. The effective date was January 1, 2021.

[Arcmanov]

Yep, saw it, but people keep asking the same questions over and over.

[kerwinishere]

My interaction with a (certain skybox company owned by a members only store) rep today:

Me: good day, I noticed when I'm trying to order some pc parts both the extension and your website is giving me an abnormally high price. Has your system not been updated to reflect the exemptions that came into effect on Jan 1st?

Her: The exemption was only for Computer, Phones and tablets.

Me: No ma'am, phone accessories and computer parts/accessories were also made exempt.

Her: who told you that?

Me: My bill from CSF last week and the Remittance of Customs Duty Order 2020.

Her: oh.

*End of excerpt*

Now I have seen numerous posts of people ordering through (certain skybox company owned by a members only store) and not paying any fees other than shipping and handling. So my question is, is (certain skybox company owned by a members only store) trying to shaft the consumers who aren't aware of the changes?

[Zalos]

Probably never updated their system to calculate prices.
But I guess its up to the consumer to accept their price, or know thats its wrong.

[Rory Phoulorie]

Why are you using:

My interaction with a (certain skybox company owned by a members only store) rep today:

When in the very next paragraph you said:

. . . Aeropost both the extension and your website. . .

You afraid to say PriceSmart and Aeropost?

[Dohplaydat]

Wtf is wrong with aeropost? Package reach in Trinidad since last Thursday and it still f"cking ain't freaking make it to customs yet.

[Zalos]

Customs fault, they slow.
My package arrived last friday and now in store this morning.

[kerwinishere]

Why are you using:

My interaction with a (certain skybox company owned by a members only store) rep today:

When in the very next paragraph you said:

. . . Aeropost both the extension and your website. . .

You afraid to say PriceSmart and Aeropost?

Edited it after as I realised it may be taken by some as a complaint

[AlliDr]

I received two packages in December, using TE with each package missing one item each. Also both packages were opened and re-sealed with scotch tape. The courier advised me to check with my supplier to confirm the items shipped and the shipping weights, the supplier confirmed all items I ordered were shipped, when I relayed this to the courier they basically said well the weight they receive is what was cleared so hard luck - So basically they can take anything out of any package and say "well that is what we get, check your supplier" and the customer has no recourse.

Any advice?

[*KRONIK*]

A man now order 2 cast iron pot set with websource......
I feeling the pain already

[*KRONIK*]

Thats the thing...
Packages change so many hands
There is no real recourse....

You place yuh order online.
Item shipped
Gone with maybe 2 to 3 different persons in transit to miami
Its opened there at the skybox warehouse.
Shipped to trinidad
Re-opened by customs
Gone in the truck from swissport
Reach the skybox head office
Sent to delivery/pick-up

At any point along the way things could have disappear

I received two packages in December, using TE with each package missing one item each. Also both packages were opened and re-sealed with scotch tape. The courier advised me to check with my supplier to confirm the items shipped and the shipping weights, the supplier confirmed all items I ordered were shipped, when I relayed this to the courier they basically said well the weight they receive is what was cleared so hard luck - So basically they can take anything out of any package and say "well that is what we get, check your supplier" and the customer has no recourse.

Any advice?

[Chimera]

I received two packages in December, using TE with each package missing one item each. Also both packages were opened and re-sealed with scotch tape. The courier advised me to check with my supplier to confirm the items shipped and the shipping weights, the supplier confirmed all items I ordered were shipped, when I relayed this to the courier they basically said well the weight they receive is what was cleared so hard luck - So basically they can take anything out of any package and say "well that is what we get, check your supplier" and the customer has no recourse.

Any advice?

most skybox companies charge an insurance for this

you would see it on your bill

[AlliDr]

most skybox companies charge an insurance for this

you would see it on your bill

I pointed this out to them/inquired about it........no response.

[paid_influencer]

I had that happen before. The verification went like this:

supplier has a document with the weight and number of boxes sent with their inland shipper (FedEx, UPS, Trucking company, etc), which the skybox company has to confirm for receipt. If you get a Fedex/UPS/DHL tracking number, you can get the weight and # of boxes from the web tracking. If the supplier used a trucking company, they would have a copy of the delivery receipt.

If this weight/# of boxes matches what you got here, then the supplier is to blame.
If it is different to what shipped and cleared here, well you have a case for insurance.

cutting open and re-taping all boxes is standard for skyboxen, to verify nothing hazardous is being transported.

[redmanjp]

just ordered something from amazon and paid from my gift card balance- the invoice grand total shows $0 as the balance was minused from the subtotal . how customs dealing with that? i doh suppose i cud declare $0

[christopherwilliams2]

just ordered something from amazon and paid from my gift card balance- the invoice grand total shows $0 as the balance was minused from the subtotal . how customs dealing with that? i doh suppose i cud declare $0

bai declare the original price of the item oui. Cause then they'd put what dey want

[francis1979]

just ordered something from amazon and paid from my gift card balance- the invoice grand total shows $0 as the balance was minused from the subtotal . how customs dealing with that? i doh suppose i cud declare $0

Use items price on the invoice

[francis1979]

What is duty and vat on residential led bulbs

[Swisha]

Anyone use the websource mobile app to pay an invoice as yet? I noticed they said payments would be in US so just wondering what kind of conversion rate they're using...

[DMan7]

Anyone use the websource mobile app to pay an invoice as yet? I noticed they said payments would be in US so just wondering what kind of conversion rate they're using...

USD scarce to get how web source could do we that at this time given that situation. That is madness!

[Chimera]

I've used the app. Its charging in us.just like if you did a Amazon or ebay transaction so it should be 6.8

You have the option to pay in US if you want to benefit from shorter lines and longer opening hours.
I went at 430.pm to.collect.some.packages on Saturday. Normally they close at 1. So that worked out great for me as I always go pick up.my.packages

[paid_influencer]

Anyone use the websource mobile app to pay an invoice as yet? I noticed they said payments would be in US so just wondering what kind of conversion rate they're using...

USD scarce to get how web source could do we that at this time given that situation. That is madness!

just use your credit card. the same way you buying on amazon and ebay in USD

[DMan7]

Anyone use the websource mobile app to pay an invoice as yet? I noticed they said payments would be in US so just wondering what kind of conversion rate they're using...

USD scarce to get how web source could do we that at this time given that situation. That is madness!

just use your credit card. the same way you buying on amazon and ebay in USD

I prefer to save my scarce USD to buy things on that site and just pay in TTD to websource. This is awful what web source is doing.

[Chimera]

shipping times eh normalizing at all yes