AirGradient Forum

Airgradient order from Mexico

#1

Just FYI for anyone else purchasing the Airgradient from Mexico. I ended up paying almost 2x for it with all the shipping and handling fees, which was a lot more than I expected.

I ended up paying:

  • 30 USD for DHL express shipping (since the regular shipping was 25 USD, I thought why not).
  • 33.5% import fee since the product ships from Thailand, so another ~40 USD
  • Plus another ~30 USD administrative fees charged by DHL.

I was naively expecting to only pay 16% VAT for the import :’)

Anyway, aside from my bleeding wallet, I’m excited to be receiving it next week. :smiley:

#2

Hola @qai!, welcome to our community, and thank you for sharing your experience.

Looking forward to hearing more from you once you get your hands on the device!

#3

That’s a lot of money!

Where it can be sent with the VAT already paid (I forget the term for it) all I had to pay to receive it in the UK was the $30 (+ $6 20% VAT) DHL shipping charge. Duty / import fees weren’t charged, although that may be a UK thing because of the nature of the product. Each country will have its own import rules.

These days, additional admin fees for collecting charges and high shipping charges, even at slow post) can make buying things from many places abroad ridiculously expensive, compared to the actual cost of the item.

#4

Hi @Rog, thanks for sharing! That’s DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) shipping.

Anyway, let me ask the team whether we can enable DDP for Mexico, so people who place orders there in the future don’t have to encounter the issue that @qai experienced.