Bali – Purchasing Items in Paradise
Many People travelling to Bali are often ill prepared for that,
“ I Must have That or That would look Amazing in my garden feeling”
“Buyer Beware”
There the many hidden cost associated Sea and Air freight, There are many stories of
“if I had only known , I would'nt have bought it !!!!
There are hundreds of freight forwarders in Bali , Many have good intent and provide a good service , however they are not responsible for destination fees nor are they obliged to inform the unsuspecting traveller/purchaser of the impending destination charges.
In most cases the freight is arranged by the Shop owner or the manufacture and the buyer may not be privy to the arrangement , the cargo just arrives at the destination:
The first thing the unsuspecting purchaser will know that cargo arrived.-- ,is they will be contacted by the airline or shipping company: to say it has arrived
The excitement is very quickly quelled -- when they are notified of the Port charges or international terminal fess
followed by ,
you need this paper work , ( usually still in Bali – and will need to express Couriered at additional cost) storage fees will be charge at the container Deport in one week , (approx $100.00 +GST a week Min depending on the container depot )
you need to go to customs , ( processing can take 24 to 48 hours – so allow at least two trips to the Airport ) taxes & duty if Value of the cargo is over AUD $1000.0 and additional customs clearance charges apply
then Australian Quarantine (AQIS) ( usually Processing and inspection booking can be made within 24 /48 hour if you have all the correct paper work)
The Process is quite laborious and extremely time consuming and certainly not something you can just do in your lunch hour, some people take the day off work and still don’t achieve any progress at all. Leaving them very frustrated and the poorer for their it , which certainly takes the shine of your new purchased item .
Knowing the process is half the battle, knowing the cost is the other.
Usually a quick phone call prior to flying to Bali or prior to purchasing the Item can give you can indication of the overall cost , most cases it is more cost efficient to have an agent handle the cargo on your behalf .
