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Qwintry: Delivery from US stores, worldwide

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New Zealand Post has a similar service called YouShop [1]. It supports shops in more than just the US, and seems quite a bit cheaper. Of course, destinations must be in NZ :-)

[1] https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop

I used to use Borderlinx [0], they give you an address, handle customs and allow batched deliveries, for ecig liquid from the US (that was some years ago, it's not possible anymore for multiple reasons).

There are also a ton of other services like this (keyword tends to be "reshipping")", what makes this stand out from any of their many competitors?

[0]: http://www.borderlinx.com

Borderlinx shut down not too long ago!

Huh? Can't see anything about that on the site I linked.

I would love this, though it's not really worth it... Shipping costs are prohibitive, usually costing more than whatever I'm trying to buy. Even US eBay is no longer worth it. When I'm buying something worth $60 and have to pay $40 in shipping, I'm not going to buy American. In fact, just for shipping costs, pretty much anywhere but the US is where I look.

Can't beat the US for gently used high-end suspenders/braces on eBay.

Aramex Courier Service has a similar service[0]: You sign up with them for a lifetime membership of USD 48 and you get a delivery address in 24 cities including Sydney, Ontario, Shanghai, Cairo, Paris, Tbilisi, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Mumbai, Milan, Tokyo, Amman, Beirut, Malaysia, Singapore, Johannesburg, Seoul, Barcelona, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai, London, and New York. They deliver from there to any location worldwide at nominal shipping charges.

I believe only users from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa can create an account. Not sure sure. The website is unclear about this.

[0] https://www.aramexglobalshopper.com/en/about/how-ags-works

Very interesting. I have a lot of friends in Brazil and parts of Europe that want things from Amazon US and try to order them, but have trouble getting them delivered. I've often had to play middle man. Often, depending on what they're buying, they're okay with high shipping costs as long as they can get the special collector's item they're looking for.

Tax wise how does this play out in countries with high taxes on some imports?

My bet is that it doesn’t: customs will likely stop the delivery and notify you of any outstanding charge.

They are not solving the import tax problem, these services are solving the problem of shops unwilling to ship internationally.

Cool. There are companies in border towns that do this for Canadians (I have an account with one) but these guys seem to support worldwide which is a nice option.

That's how I know that a town like Ogdensburg, NY exists. Used to have a UPS mailbox there when I lived in Ottawa, about 70 km driving distance.

Crossing the border however is a drag.

So does this handle customs declaration as well?

shipito.com does declarations for you

I've been using them for a quite some time now, you just attach an invoice for your package and fill the declaration (item's name, description, price and shop url).

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