SAL shipping time? Please state!

i only used SAL once before when ordering something from Japan for the same reasons, it arrived in about 2 weeks, the outside packaging was a little creased but nothing major, it was packaged well inside so it was fine, and i would probably take the risk and use again..

Thanks! 'the risk...?'

It's only if you order something relatively expensive, where EMS will probably get you shafted. The customs tax isn't such a big deal, imo, but if Parcel Force hold your package and ask for that £15 or whatever holding/admin fee on top of the customs tax, that is BS.

mainly of it gettig lost cos its not insured

hmm Tabris says it is insured, ok i never knew that...

take his advice, he sounds like an expert

argh that is god damn annoying has happened to 3 of my 4 ems parcels, is there any way of getting around that?

More like he's wasted too much money, haha

Aye, it just depends on the seller and what they offer. Some will only offer SAL regular which is untracked and uninsured. But then other places will offer SAL registered which is insured (to $60) and tracked, but limited by size and then SAL parcel, which is the same, but for larger packages/orders.

The only real way is to get it undervalued by the seller (unlikely if they're a large company) or getting them to mark it as a gift so the tax threshold increase slightly; some big sellers will do this and others will not.

If it's a small company, store or individual seller, they're more likely to do this for you. I've had pretty expensive stuff sent by EMS go stealth mode because it was valued at $50 as a gift.

So it's best to see what options are available to you before you order anything. Sometimes shipping policy alone can make one seller more attractive than another.

Otherwise, pray to the Gods of luck that your package makes it through customs or Parcel Force will hold it hostage. But it seems that EMS packages scream PLEASE TAX ME and from what I've experienced and heard from others, it seems like a good 8/10 EMS packages (which can be taxed) that aren't marked as gifts or undervalued end up getting nice letters from Parcel Force.

That said, I know some people like to bite the bullet for the sake of safety of mind; even though SAL is still reliable enough. Especially at this time of year as EMS has more guarantees in place and being much faster (for dem on time gifts), sometimes people see it as a price worth paying. Customs staff across the world collectively high-five each other at this time of year as well.

ah i see, the places i ordered from only had the uninsured one

i have one more nendoroid coming soon which i ordered a few months ago but i decided it was gona be my last one, aint wasting anymore money on this stuff


ah yes the gift way, i just remembered now my last order i was able to get it sent as a gift but i wasnt sure if it was gona work, thought they just gona tax it anyways but reading your post now makes me feel less worried