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Old 07-06-2010, 01:33 PM
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Shiping a bass to Brazil through "Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping"

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Hi guys, I'm from Brazil and I found this bass on ebay
the guys "beatstreetmusic" ship worldwide through
"Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping" service.
The bass comes with hardcase and my question is
any chance this bass gets here scratched / broken /crushed ?

has someone used this service (Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping)?

thank you and best regards,
Alessandro Lupini
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Old 07-06-2010, 02:05 PM
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I ship a lot through USPS International. I never had a single problem or complaint.

I'm not sure you can ship a bass using USPS Intl. Flat Rate, though. I think the box size will be too big.
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Old 07-06-2010, 02:33 PM
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Shipped an Epiphone set-neck, semi-hollow body Jack Casady signature model from the US to Norway via USPS with no problems. Not a scratch on it.
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Old 07-06-2010, 02:37 PM
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Hello Lupini, I'm from Brazil and I have bought my SX bass from RondoMusic. My instrument came in perfect condition, inside its case. I am quite sure yours won't be damaged.

Beware of the taxes, though...

Take care!
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Old 07-07-2010, 06:22 AM
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hi guys thanks for the help
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Old 07-07-2010, 08:06 AM
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Hello Lupini, I'm from Brazil and I have bought my SX bass from RondoMusic. My instrument came in perfect condition, inside its case. I am quite sure yours won't be damaged.

Beware of the taxes, though...

Take care!
e ai mano,

do you remember what was the percentage of taxes, some people have said
something about 60% and 70% over the gross price

btw I'm from SP where are you from ?
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Old 07-07-2010, 09:17 AM
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Cara, mês passado trouxe meu Fender P-Plus MIA pela USPS, nesse flat rate tb. O cara me mandou no case fender original e + uma caixa por fora só. Chegou perfeito e não demorou muito, na real demorou mais pra vir do RJ pra SC do que do EUA pra cá...

Ah, e os mods me disseram q não tem problema se comunicar em português, desde que o destinatário do post entenda a língua.
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:46 AM
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Cara, mês passado trouxe meu Fender P-Plus MIA pela USPS, nesse flat rate tb. O cara me mandou no case fender original e + uma caixa por fora só. Chegou perfeito e não demorou muito, na real demorou mais pra vir do RJ pra SC do que do EUA pra cá...

Ah, e os mods me disseram q não tem problema se comunicar em português, desde que o destinatário do post entenda a língua.
se lembra de qto pagou de imposto?
falaram 60% ~70%
se não vir destruído já é uma grande coisa né ?
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:09 PM
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guys, Brazil is out of the World Cup
oh man don't tell....

now I'm supporting Germany Ja!?!?
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Cara, mês passado trouxe meu Fender P-Plus MIA pela USPS, nesse flat rate tb. O cara me mandou no case fender original e + uma caixa por fora só. Chegou perfeito e não demorou muito, na real demorou mais pra vir do RJ pra SC do que do EUA pra cá...

Ah, e os mods me disseram q não tem problema se comunicar em português, desde que o destinatário do post entenda a língua.
Cara quanto vc pagou de frete (shipping) dos EUA pra ca? E as taxas?

To pensando em encomendar um baixo
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:58 PM
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Smile My basses came using USPS

Hi !

I´m from Brazil and I bought 2 used basses from USA. The person that shipped the basses couldn´t ship them assembled.

The USPS does not accept shipping above certain size (had the same problem to buy a Aguilar GS 112 cabinet). But they are bolt on , so he unassebled them , packed very well and sent me. No trouble.

Tips :

1 - In Brazil , taxes are 60% over the declared invoice + shipping. If you buy a US$ 800 bass and the shipping is US$ 100, for instance, you must pay US$ 540 (converted to R$ , payed in cash - no check / credit cards) in taxes.

If you declare a small amount on the invoice, you could pay less taxes to Brazilian Customs. But if there is any kind of problem on shipping (damage or loss) , the USPS will refund you the declared value, so the risk is yours (I did it)


2 - Get a tracking number, so you could track it using USPS site and later , Brazilian Mail (Correios) site. At least a week to come from USA to Brazil.

3 - Be patient. For example, my Jazz Bass spent 30 full days with Brazilian Customs.

My basses arrived in perfect condition. No dings, scratches or dents.

Using this way , my basses costed me half the value that I could buy it on a Brazilian Shop.
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:02 PM
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yeah just bought the bass let`s see what`s going to happen
I`m ok with the delivery time, 50% with the tax that the custom bastards will charge me
but I`m really afraid of any bass shipping issue (scratches , dents whatever)

let`s see

thanks for all help

btw the bass is neck though
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:05 PM
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my basses costed me half the value that I could buy it on a Brazilian Shop.
E ai cara tudo bem?

I know that`s why I`m getting this baby from US...

gangmusic is charging almost R$ 4000,00 (+- US$ 2000) for a bass that cost only US$ 700,00
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Old 07-08-2010, 09:31 AM
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Cara quanto vc pagou de frete (shipping) dos EUA pra ca? E as taxas?

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Cara, foi assim, o cara me cobrou $139.00 USD o frete mas pela nota q chegou ele pagou só $53.00 então depende da "honestidade" do cara...

E as taxas são um pouquinho mais do q vc pode imaginar... os 60% de importação são calculados pelo valor do produto + o frete. E a taxa de conversão do dólar é a que a Receita bem entender, por exemplo, comprei numa semana q o dólar flutuava em R$1,70 e 1,81 sendo q a Receita calculou o valor sobre R$1,93 o dolár.

Além disso, tu ainda vai pagar ICMS, que é calculado sobre o valor convertido em reais MAIS a taxa de importação, então a conta tem que ser:

Valor em USD x taxa corrente de conversão do dólar x 0,6 (taxa de importação). O valor que der aqui tu multiplica por 0,17 pra saber o valor do ICMS.

Outro detalhe: eu só compro do estrangeiro se for uma barbada num item usado. Itens novos e caros só vão te dar dor de cabeça, pois o correio só te ajuda no processo se o valor total do item + shipping ficar abaixo de $500.00 USD (como no meu caso, o valor total foi 839.00 USD mas o cara declarou 500 redondo pra me ajudar). ISSO É IMPORTANTE: se passar de 500 dólares, o correio NÃO entrega na tua casa pois a Receita vai reter o produto e tu vai precisar de um Despachante Alfandegário pra fazer a tramitação pra poderes retirar o pacote, o que pode demorar até uns 6 meses OU MAIS. Nesses casos a ÚNICA solução é usar um carrier mais caro, como a FedEx ou qualquer outro que faça serviço de Carrier, só tenha certeza que a transportadora vai emitir todos os formulários de exportação e que vai cuidar da papelada da importação qdo o item chegar no Brasil, pois como eu disse, os correios só fazem isso pra ti se o valor total for menor q USD 500.
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Old 07-08-2010, 02:06 PM
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Oi,

Tudo bem? Muito bom encontrar alguns brasileiros aqui no TalkBass!
Voce conseguiu resolver o lance do baixo? Estava curioso p/ saber se deu certo, e quanto ele te cobrou, etc. Sou um luthier brasileiro, mas moro nos USA e as vezes me pedem informacoes p/ mandar instrumentos daqui p/ o Brasil, e gostaria de saber se vale a pena ou nao, ou se tem muito risco de chegar danificado, etc.
Obrigadao e valeu!!

Um abraço,

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Old 07-08-2010, 07:13 PM
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Oi,

Tudo bem? Muito bom encontrar alguns brasileiros aqui no TalkBass!
Voce conseguiu resolver o lance do baixo? Estava curioso p/ saber se deu certo, e quanto ele te cobrou, etc. Sou um luthier brasileiro, mas moro nos USA e as vezes me pedem informacoes p/ mandar instrumentos daqui p/ o Brasil, e gostaria de saber se vale a pena ou nao, ou se tem muito risco de chegar danificado, etc.
Obrigadao e valeu!!

Um abraço,

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e ai tudo bem
eu comprei o baixo sim , ja foi enviado inclusive
me resta agora somente ver a nota que eles emitiram
(nao consigo acessar no website) para saber se eles
realmente baixaram o valor conforme eu solicitei.

eles acabaram enviando por USPS vamos ver
no que vai dar.

eu vou atualizar esse post com as novidades.

realmente espero que eles tenham baixado o valor
pq se for o valor real , na hora que bater na alfandega...
me preocupou esse lance de agente alfandegario....
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interested in this... it seems easier to ship the basses to brazil than it is to ship them to argentina.
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