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I'm on Caye Caulker, I found best route is to buy from companies that ship using mail...not UPS or Fedex.
For mail I use General Delivery, Caye Caulker, Belize 00000 for shipping
You would use  General Delivery, San Pedro, Belize 00000
Your package will arrive at your post office in San Pedro...u would go in, show ID, and pay whatever duty is assessed.

How do you know when it arrived? Sender traking?

Are duties too arbitrary? I saw there's no duty for laptops for example, but also heard they just improvise and charge you anyway whatever they see fit.

for tracking...that depends on the shipping type...some packages have tracking numbers and you will kno when it reaches belize...otherwise...just call your post office n ask them if they have received anything in your name. there is a chart of duties they follow...it should be posted on the wall in your post office. a majority of duties charged are 30% plus 12% GST...some are more...like jewelry is 70%...u can ask your post office what duty is charged on items...they will tell you. keep in mind duty is also charged on the shipping rate.

Thanks Wendy!

US mail has gone to hell in a hand basket. You don't know if what you mail will be delivered or not. I have experienced it, and know others that have also. Who knows what will happen if you mail out of country.

uS mail is a total crap shoot on a good week! Go with a courier, I’ve used DHL to San Ignacio, expensive, not sure out to the Cayes. Could have it shipped air freight to Belize City, have someone pick it up & put it on the boat. I would NOT use the US Postal system. Customs is random. Dependent on who’s working, how many they need to process & how they are feeling about you. I recently paid BZE$1.17 on a US$20 item.

Find a friend that’s coming to visit and ask them to bring extra stuff. Agree to pay for the extra charges. We take things for our friends all the time to Caye Caulker.  Good luck! Have you already taken all your USA stuff?  You could take extra stuff that people need. If you can still take stuff- boat motors resell great!, security cameras, fishing gear, cell phones.

Items will leave the US with a few days, but once it leaves this country it could take weeks and people will have to pay tax on items they receive.  I send stuff to Argentina often. Even a birthday card will take a month. Don’t blame the USPS. It’s so much better than other countries!!

So, FYI to all that kindly replied, I was recommended "Belize Queen Freight" by a guy that imports used mac's and resells them in Belmopán (contact available if you're interested).

They have a simple system, you just download their app, register, and then buy your stuff online adding their Texas warehouse address. They'll take a picture of the package when arrived to the warehouse and you'll receive it on your account section on the app. Their next shipment departs from USA on March 22 and arrives on April 5. They normally set sales around end of month apparently.

They deliver to your door (unless you're on an island), I'll keep you posted on April when my stuff arrives (or not, touching wood).

Hello!

How did your items arrive? What was the duty situation? Thanks!

I got it perfectly and paid no duties.
I only paid $50 bzd for the service, which for a $2000 product was totally worth it.

That's so interesting!
Was the container household items and furniture? I am surprised they didn't inspect the container in Belize City and charge you duty on your items.

I'm definitely going to look into this company. My husband and I just bought a place in San Pedro and need to start thinking about getting our things down there as well as new furniture and household items.

ok people   there is nothing  that amazon has   for sale  that you can not purchase at sams club.....there is a sams club  in  chetumal mexico just over the northern border in the corozal district   so  just drive over the border and purchase what ever you need   ...even here is the states i would not/will not purchase anything from amazon....my card was hacked  amazon did nothing  had to go  to my bank had card turned off and bank refunded money.......here is  the kicker   i still get emails from amazon  saying that i needed  to up date payment information if i wanted to purchase  the item in my cart???????????????    have not even tried to purchase  anything from amazon in  two years  amazon  does not keep  accounts private  like they should   so be careful  of purchase   made on amazon

if you want to say in touch   instead of snail mail..... how about e mail  or texting????   i hardly use snail mail  here in usa    doubt i will ever use it  in  belze

@maddes

Hi!

I’m trying out an Amazon order to Belize via a shipping service. I shipped to Texas and from there it goes to Belize. I will keep you posted. All very shady but hopefully it works.

- @Phillyman

@maddes    people   just north of corozal  7 miles to be exact  is chetuma mexico..  .     In chetuma mexico  there is   a sams club   and a walmart    you did not need to worry about amazon   as far as i am concerned   is the  worst company ever   so what ever you want or need you do not have to pay outrageous  prices to have something  shipped  from the   usa

@helenhmja If you buy in Mexico do you have to pay duty to bring it in to Belize?

you even pay the high IVA in Mexico which is currently 16%

if you purchase items for over U$300

you will have to submit a manifest during office hours

spend the whole day at both borders and pay all kinds of fees on the Mexican side

then the same routine on the on the Belize side and you might have to even hire a broker