Help with BM Cargo?

0POSTS

4 years ago

Hey Folx,

Im super new and green here and looking for a little bit of help. I signed up for BM Cargo per the research done on the forums and I was wondering if someone can help me out. Im a little confused on when my packages will arrive in the DR and where I will go to retrieve them? I was under the impression that I could pay the duties and tax online. I'll post a screenshot of what my homepage looks like.

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Thank you!

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ddmcghee Dominican Republic Expert

1948POSTS

4 years ago

I haven't used BM Cargo, but have used CPS and MBE. With those two, the packages come to my local CPS or MBE office for pickup. With CPS, I pay for shipping at the office when I pick up the packages. With MBE, I can either pay in person at pick up or online once they have arrived. So far, we've avoided shipments with any taxes, but my assumption is that those are paid the same way as shipping fees.

WillieWeb ViP

1660POSTS

4 years ago

Pick-up at the聽 your local office

No taxes for less than $200US

You file a 'pre-alerta' citing arrival, contents, cost and a copy of the invoice
You pay shipping on pick-up

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snowinpalm Contributor

115POSTS

4 years ago

And they include "shipping fees" in calculating the value of the order.聽 Learned that the hard way: with shipping an order was about $239.聽 It was held up because it was over $200, and I had to pay import duty.

Pnaylandr Member

24POSTS

4 years ago

Hi there was that total price $239 the inclusion of the shipping charges from the cargo service from States to DR or shipping to the US address only?

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

4 years ago

No it's the shipping cost on your order to get it to Miami only.聽 Miami to here is separate.

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snowinpalm Contributor

115POSTS

4 years ago

$239 was the item cost and shipping from NJ to Miami. About another $150 for shipping from Miami to Cabarete.. They added about $125 customs duties.聽 So, a $179 item ended up costing about $500.聽 Mind you, it was heavy..

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WillieWeb ViP

1660POSTS

4 years ago

Shipping is by weight and it's a hefty amount

I never use the couriers for heavy things... $$$$

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planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

4 years ago

So when using mail forwarders, three things to keep in mind:

1. Value including shipping to Miami under US 200

2. Weight - you pay by the pound

3. Quantity - don't by too many of any item.聽 It can be deemed for resale and duty and taxes may be applied!

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Riva31 Serial expat

264POSTS

4 years ago

#10

planner wrote:
So when using mail forwarders, three things to keep in mind:

1. Value including shipping to Miami under US 200

2. Weight - you pay by the pound

3. Quantity - don't by too many of any item.聽 It can be deemed for resale and duty and taxes may be applied!

In my personal experience I聽 have noticed聽 that depending on wich custom agent check the package when arrive to SDQ, b if聽 your purchase collected taxes for some of them tax is not part of the 200.00 limit and for some others the tax collected is part of the 200.00 limit, so try to be safe and never overpass the 200.00 with tax include.

When you apply with any of the mail fordwarders you slect the location you want to receive it,聽 if you live in small in a location diferent than Santo Domingo and Santiago, there is only 1 location for town.

Also remember if you didnt fill the Custom personal form your package will be put on hold untill that process is done.

My experience with BM Cargo is that the package is ready to pick up in my location arround 5 or 6 days after is received in Florida.聽聽You must also keep in mind that custom do not work on weekends with mail fordwarders so everything received here in the weekend stay in hold until monday.

Download the BM Cargo app, so you can send them pre-alerts, that way when the package arrive they will have everything setup to ship to Dominican Rep. and will make shorter the tike in transit to the airport, and track your package after received in Florida,

WillieWeb ViP

1660POSTS

4 years ago

#11

Yes - submit your invoice before arrival at BMCargo MIA....
goes quickly from there

I can get things in Cabrera in 4-5 working days

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

4 years ago

#12

almost all the companies are now the same. You use the online portal to upload everything and track your聽 packages.

One note聽 -聽 find a place close to you that is easy to access!聽聽 Look at all your options, compare service and prices!聽聽 Some of these are franchise operations and some are better than others!

UncleBuck Serial expat

563POSTS

4 years ago

#13

The company I use (or, used to, I guess it is now?) has fallen to the point most customers are finding a different courier.聽 It's location is convenient for many Expat gated communities, but when you wait 4 days for Miami to acknowledge your package was received in their warehouse, and then it sits in "Embarkation" for 2 more days, and then the plane is delayed for 3 more days, and then it takes 4 days to get it from SD to Sosua, it's time to change.聽 And in-person, you have to wait 20 minutes for them to find your package in the chaos of the back room.聽 If they were super-cheap, ok, I understand.聽 But they're they same price, or a bit more, than the others.聽 A change in management a few months ago has seen a steady decline in this location.聽 And with so many other couriers to choose from, and not costing anything to open an account, it makes sense to shop around.聽 It's too bad, really.聽 This company has one driver who is holding everything together.聽 I wish him the best of luck.

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