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    Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

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    Got a Kakizaki today at Jungle for 25,300 plus the 5% fee they charge, not a bad price. They also declare a lower value when shipping by EMS so I expect no to be charged by Customs. Total charge should be about 300 USD. They usually have higher prices than Mandarake but they provide a good service.

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    2 hours ago, Smacky said:

    Fellow Canuck here, I've ordered from Amiami roughly 10 times in the last year, they never declare the full value and haven't paid duties once when shipping via EMS.  If I recall correctly, they marked the value of the Sentinel Legioss as 1200 Yen.  DHL is a cheaper shipping option with Amiami, but DHL will always nail you for duties plus their service fee.  Amiami is now my go to store since NY is such garbage now.

    Great, actually I’m expecting to receive a Sentinel Legioss from AmiAmi these days, it has already cleared customs :D, I will let you know the value declared on mine once it arrives. But check what they reply I got some days ago, weird :huh:

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    Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

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    1 hour ago, vf1 said:

    Thanks a lot for the tip!  I'll try this next time too.  Great you could avoid customs for the YF-19.  I bought the same item from Umeda I believe a few weeks ago and was hit for full customs charges to Canada.  I find some stores like Nippon Yasan, My Kombini and Nin nin game are willing to declare a lower value.  Another store I haven't tried is Amiami, but I think they also clearly state that they will not on the FAQ section.  For my Kakizaki VF-1A DX toy, I purchased from Amazon and prepaid the customs fees.

    I wrote to AmiAmi a few days ago about declaring a lower value and they confirmed what they state on the FAQ section so no, they cannot declare a lower value. I also orederd a Kakizaki from Amazon J and like you I prepaid custom fees but at the end it was a good price since hunting one in Mandarake is difficult right now. 

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    5 minutes ago, sqidd said:

    It isn't 4.5K from Mandy. I just looked up an order for a YF-19 Full Set (could be slightly more than a VF-1) that just arrived to come up with that Manda shipping amount. It was 7,810 to ship.

    Manda is not consistent across the branches either. They banged me hard on a shipment out of Sahra. I didn't want to miss out on something so I checked out. I contacted them with order numbers from other branches for shipments of a similar size and they refunded me 10K from the 20K they banged me for. I had to wait for it to arrive then emailed them again so they could check what the actual DHL shipping charge was. Apparently they don't get invoiced until it's delivered. They were actually quite helpful, prompt, etc. Basically a photo negative of NY.:D

    My YF-19 Full Set Pack shipped from Nayuta Store, I paid 5,200 by EMS to Mexico and they declare 14k instead of the 28k. 

    Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

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    Just now, vf1 said:

    I'm curious have you actually tried and successfully had Mandarake declare a lower value for the item when shipping?  I haven't tried because I recall they state on their website that they would not do that.  Thanks.

    Yes, I did have success for my YF-19 Full Set Pack, price was 28k and they declare it for 14k while shipping. I didn't get charged by Customs which was great! However I think it doesn't work always but it has worked a few times for me. I use the Comment textbook while creating the order to ask for a lower value, most of the time I ask for at least half the value of each item. 

    Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

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    11 minutes ago, chyll2 said:

    Got to keep it balanced.

    Not every country can buy from Amazon jp directly

    EMS to Mexico is about 4,200 - 4,500 so Mandarake is a good deal and you can ask to declare a lower value for the item to avoid customs. While buying at AJ you always pay customs in Mexico which makes things like this one more expensive. 

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    12 hours ago, Alphahorizon said:

    Just got word from Okini Land and a small addition to price for shipping. Still no word at all from Nin-Nin...and still have time to file a claim.

    Does Okini Land declare a lower value if you ask for that? Where I live it is very common to be charged by Customs. I was wondering if they honor a declare lower value request.

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    2 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

    My Kakizaki’s arrived at my proxy. Not sure when or how I’ll ship them. 

    I guess it depends on what proxy you used. When using DeJapan you need to ask for the shipment once it has arrived and then you get the invoice for the shipping cost. Hopefully you will get it soon! 

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