[Assam] Question

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

That's good information .....  Looks like USPS has a
different rule in their website then what they
actually follow (website says custom form required for
All cases for International Express Mail)!!      


--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> Just came back from the post office, where I went
> after an hour or so 
> of struggles to complete the customs declaration
> form via Fedex for 
> 12 ozs. of documents, but failed and which was going
> to cost me $ 76 .
> 
> But US Overseas Express mail ( delivery in seven
> business days) did 
> NOT require any customs declaration for documents
> and cost just $ 27. 
> I even had the customs declaration form filled out
> before I 
> approached the postal clerk's window. He just tore
> that apart, as he 
> did the Certified Mail receipt.
> 
> That WAS a positively good experience at a govt.
> office :-).
> 
> 
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> 
> At 11:26 AM -0700 3/18/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty
> wrote:
> >If you are sending only Docs,  you do not need
> Custom
> >Documentation with courier (at least for UPS, which
> I
> >used).
> >
> >For USPS,  all docs and non-docs require Custom
> Doc.
> >
> >USPS uses a standard customs declaration form
> >
> >If you agree to a 7 day delivery window,  USPS is
> >around 50% cheaper then commercial couriers
> >
> >
> >>>Thanks.
> >
> >>>I will go to the PO instead of Fedex etc. They
> are
> >very expensive.
> >>>Besides, I have spent nearly an hour now trying
> to
> >prepare the
> >>>customs declaration documentation --and still no
> >success.  India!!!
> >
> >
> >>USPost EMS does wonderfully - max 5 days.
> >>DHL ,FEDEX,UPS,TNT All  Have links.
> >>mm> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:34:37 -0500> To:
> assam
> >at assamnet.org>
> >>From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: [Assam]
> >Question> > What is a
> >>good courier service to employ to send a package
> of
> >papers > to
> >>Guwahati from USA? Is DHL better than Fedex for
> >example? Does >
> >>Fedex go there?> >
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