naughtybadfurrimunki

Guys, does anyone know if paint pads like this are available in BK?



Thanks for any help.

I've been living 5 minutes down the road from this place for nearly a year and only just noticed it the other day. It's a tiny shop and the front door is usually locked so go round the back. Loads of records, tubes, transformers and other components - perfect for DIY'ers. Quite a few vintage turntables and other bits of hi-fi gear too. Well worth a visit if this kind of thing floats your boat... allow at least 3 or 4 hours if you intend to do some serious digging lol!

...apologies for the uppercase 's' in the thread title - was typing too quickly ;-)

Guys I would really appreciate some input on this!

I've read all the posts regarding shipping personal effects.

I've got a long list of shipping companies, logistics, freight forwarders, agents, international removals companies etc etc, all recommended by TV members.

Also, I know from experience to avoid DHL, UPS, FedEx et al for small items, and I've never had any problems ordering stuff online from the US or UK and having items sent by USPS or Royal Mail.

However, right now I'm facing a bit of a conundrum. I've had 2 items made in the UK and they're ready for shipping to me here in Bangkok.

They're not electronics, but they'll be used with electronic audio equipment.

The first item is a 70kg slate plinth for my record player, and the second item is a precision engineered bearing for the record player. Total cost £1.5k. They'll be sent together.

So, first I found this PDF:
www.acerelocation.com/intl/thailand.pdf

In which it states that 'Foreign diplomats, members of govt or international organisations are granted tax and duty free entry of their personal effects and household items either new or used'. It also states that Bill of Lading / Air Waybill must be received by the destination agent 2 weeks prior to arrival.

Does that mean the person's arrival or the item's arrival? Maybe a stupid question but not immediately obvious to me!

Is this any use to me anyway? I've not just arrived, I've been here 6 years, the last 2 of which I've been on a non-imm F visa working for a British government organisation... so no work permit but my contract is renewed every six months, so I guess I could try this option when the new contract starts.

Moving on; if the above doesn't apply because I've been here too long what are my other choices?

The package will be too heavy for Royal Mail parcels, and there's no way I'm risking not having it insured.

My wife is Thai, would it help if it was all in her name?

Would I be better off putting the above 2 items in with some household items from the UK and arrange the shipping myself? Or should I let the guy in the UK find a shipping company and then get details of their agent in Bangkok so I can check the agent out? Or should I do the work at this end and find a good agent in Bangkok first and then get them to arrange collection from the UK?

Also, ideally I want a door to door service and don't want to be messing around having to go down to customs etc.

The last thing I'm not sure about is the duty tariff code. If they're classed as furniture then it's 80%, however if it's classed as machined slate it's 40%.

I could really use a good company to guide me through this because right now I'n totally confused, of course I want to pay as little import tax as possible, and I certainly want to avoid paying 75,000thb or upwards!

Thanks for reading, please advise on  any of the above and thanks for your  patience and time. Please PM me with phone numbers email etc.

Cheers



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I am here: http://maps.google.c...2311,100.644251

Guys, I'm wondering what the Thai postal service will be doing with the undeliverable mail due to the flooding, and I'd also be interested to find out if their main depots are in flood affected areas. I have quite a few small items on their way from various places around the world, all addressed to my office address in Central Pinklao which is closed, and will probably remain so for quite a while yet judging by the photos I've seen of that area. I've never had any negative experiences with the Thai postal service, but with circumstances as they are I must admit to being a little worried.
Oh, and I realize that this is trivial when so many people are suffering, but nevertheless, I feel it's a valid question as most of the city isn't flooded!
Thanks for any responses :-)


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I am here: http://maps.google.c...2196,100.644383

Guys I'm after some custom milled aluminium, 12mm thick, so that rules out sheet metal fabricators as (from my limited knowledge) they usually can't produce thicknesses more than 6mm. Anybody have any ideas? Thx in advance.