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Old 26 Apr 2009
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reiable shipping to medellin colombia

hey guys ,what way do you think is the best way to ship a spot to colombia from oregon ,the post or dhl
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Colombia seems to be ok postal wise as far as customs and safety is concerned but you're always going to be better off with DHL etc.

Whats a "spot" anyway???
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DHL and Fedex, they both work in Colombia.

I'd recommend DHL tho, their offices are modern and trustworthy in the bigger cities and the locals tell me they have a slight advantage over others in terms of customs procedures. Go figure.

I sent my Ohlins shock to USA for service from Bogotá few days ago with DHL - got a call in the evening from narcotics police - since gringo tourists are the main trafficers for small smuggling jobbies in Colombia. They checked my address, my name etc and I hope they didn't destroyed my shock to search dope inside But looks like they didn't find any coz the DHL tracking system shows the shock should arrive to destination today Hopefully it comes back in one piece too...

So expect the narcotics police to check it on arrival too! (some delays and strange phonecalls from the police questioning you )

Note that when you send it w/o temporary export paper, the reciever will be liable for Colombian import tax - between 20-30% of the market cost of the product. Spot isn't that expensive product I hope?

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Have always heard that DHL was the best way to ship to SA, but...... it is my understanding that DHL as of Jan. 1st has shut down all there USA operations. Anything shipped into USA by DHL will go by fed X or UPS once it gets here.

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