ebeowulf17
- Joined Aug 12, 2014
- 3,307
Where are you located, and why does DHL hate you?!Additionally, referring to my post #24 above, I ordered some PCB's from ALLPCB and selected DHL shipping. Total of this cost US$21
When the boards arrived in my country, DHL wanted to charge me for a 'transit declaration' (whatever that is) which cost US$14, also charge me US$7 per day for storage until I collected it from their offices. With the time I spent getting this shipment it would have costed me more than the price of the package (petrol for driving 30 miles / parking expenses / time etc.). I told DHL to keep the package and I would not 'be forced' into spending extortionate amounts to DHL and customs. DHL said they would send the package back to ALLPCB in China...I'm not sure if they did or didn't.
I now use JLCPCB in China (very good quality boards) for my PCB's and select 'ePacket' as Shipping Method and pay via PayPal. Total cost for 10 boards is normally less than US$10.
Shipments come in about 21 days direct to my home without any other charges. I am very pleased with them.
Because of my continuing business, the guys at JLCPCB have invited me to visit their offices and factory but sadly they have not offered to pay for my flight and hotel expenses!
I've gotten 4 or 5 orders with a wide range of values from ALLPCB, all shipped DHL, and they all arrived on time, with no weird charges, right to my door.
Maybe they serve some countries or regions better than others?