Ordering from tower hobbies

Started by shauviks, December 15, 2012, 09:06:39 PM

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arun.sreelakam

Your local postman(govn) will bring the parcel...  ;)
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anantsinghchaudhary

The tower hobbies is sending my product through           (Shipped Via: Intl Small Packet Air)  as they said they dont give tracking no of small packages in this case how can i track my parcel and if i can not track please any one who can tell me DETAILED INFO of the stages through which my parcel will come through

arun.sreelakam

They may send the parcel through unregistered air mail, i have ordered many things from ebay.com and rctimer through unregistered airmail and not lost any money till now..
have lost 3-4 packages which has been refunded later on.. so wait for about 10-15 days then do sent a mail regarding the parcel..wait for the reply then.. hope it will reach you soon...  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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arun.sreelakam

If customs made any problem you will get a speed post from them and you need to submit the invoice first, And pay the duty to the local post man.
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anantsinghchaudhary

arun.sreelakam  thank you for all the answers you gave me as i wanted to know where exactly first my parcel will land and from there where will it go as my parcel is small it is coming via Intl Small Packet Air SO IN THIS CASE will customs make any issues and  can i inform my local postman and the head post office of my area of my parcel.the problem is i can not track my parcel as it is small and light. is there any place i can inquire about my parcel in india as i wanted to know who will receive it FIRST.

anantsinghchaudhary

please can any one tell me what is general range of the futaba radios in KMs as i was worried that my model should not go out of range?

anantsinghchaudhary

Its been 10 days that my parcel has been shipped   from tower hobbies by INTL SMALL AIR PACKET post(normal post) as i am in regular contact with my local post office as of now they haven't received any parcel till now , can anyone tell me is their any way i can contact the CUSTOMS directly is there any ENQUIRY no from wher i can check whether my parcel has come to delhi or not PLZ HELP
ASAP

sanjayrai55


anantsinghchaudhary

I am sorry but since by parcel is small they dint (tower hobbies) dint give me any No

they mailed me that your parcel is sent by SMALL INTL POST( its a very small package)
Please can u suggest be any contact no

can i contact the customs directly

is advisable ,will they be able to tell me

sanjayrai55

The last thing you should do is contact customs (unless you have lots of extra money :))

anantsinghchaudhary

sanjayrai55  thank you for the re ply i just wanted to know even if my parcel is not under custom duty since it is very small and light even then i need to pay customs   if i cal them or not calling them will it make any difference?

anandp

if the parcel is without tracking number, then take a minimum 30 days of time to reach you. You shall probably not get charged any customs on it, if the invoice amount is not high. the 30 days time is general and very rare you will get it before.

anantsinghchaudhary

anandparanjape  thank you for the reply but as you said if it takes that LOOONG a time soo in this case the parcel keeps lying with the customs for a long time as i think by air it shldn't take more than 6 days MAX for the parcel to reach india frm US.And my parcel is below 2K and less than 500 gm

anantsinghchaudhary

anandparanjape  if you could suggest me one more thing plz  is ther anything wrong if i contact the customs directly and ask them about my parcel and could i collect it directly from them before it goes to the post office ???

Tricity hobbies

it cant happen, it will come to your shipping address only

anandp

the parcel don't go to the dedicated custom office. the custom officers are present in the PostOffice only. So each parcel is presented in front of them in post office only and applicable duty is charged at the same time. Once this process is done then the package is forwarded to the local delivery/post office of the article for the delivery. 

The only thing you can do is go to post office, take local help and get your parcel present quicker in front of custom officer and get it cleared, but still you will not get instant delivery, as that has to go to your post office only. btw such places are warehouse with hundreds/thousands of parcels/packages etc. and not easy to find the small package that also without any number. (as if you have the number, then you can get contact with that respective loader of that zone.)  this is the whole process and you can try what you can do to save time if you don't want to wait.

anantsinghchaudhary

Please can anyone tell me how much is the maximum time i should wait for by order from tower hobbies by normal air post.so that after that time i can contact someone.  what is the minimum and maximum time i should wait??????

anandp

minimum time is 30 days, as reaching parcel is not a major issue, the time required to present it infornt of the customs takes time, as they get hundreds/thousands of package every day to get clear from custom. there is no max time for it, as its entirely depends upon the custom loads and not to forget that this is the new year time too so they have extra workload too, other then series of govt. holidays. 

rest up to you.

anantsinghchaudhary

I am planning to order rc radio worth 30 k from TOWER HOBIES USA through UPS post please can any one tell me about this order.

Firstly is it OK to order RC RADIO through TOWER HOBIES USA will our customs(ie india) create any issue and will they detain this?????

Secondly will they charge CUSTOMS through UPS if yes how much on product costing 30 k???

Thirdly how will i get my PARCEL if it is through UPS ,WILL someone come and deliver it to my place??

And lastly how much time does it take through UPS to reach my place ie delhi india?

anantsinghchaudhary

Will RADIO control be DETAINED BY THE customs please RE PLY
ASAP

Rahulvyas

Do not order Radios from anywhere except in India. It surely will get detained by the customs. And you will have to struggle a lot! Customs really messy when dealing with radios.
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anantsinghchaudhary

i stay in NOIDA but is ther any way i can buy from out side

anantsinghchaudhary

plaese can u tell me how other people manage to get RADIOS her in india withing a week from out side??

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@Anant- Some people manage to get radios within a week from outside by managing to convince their  relatives to bring them while they travel or simply by being lucky!
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anantsinghchaudhary

So what should i do ?

whether i should order RADIO  through UPS  or not from TOWER HOBBIES ???

PLZZ CAN ANY ONE GIVE THIS RE PLY TO ME

IS IT SAFE ??

ASAP