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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by tom_a_te]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dear Kunmingers, I just arrived in town and am waiting for two parcels who are supposed to arrive from NewZealand and America. I was waiting for them to be delivered to my house, but now&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Kunmingers, I just arrived in town and am waiting for two parcels who are supposed to arrive from NewZealand and America. I was waiting for them to be delivered to my house, but now a friend told me that I will most probably have to go to the international arrivals postoffice and get it myself. 
Does anyone has experience with this? And knows where this postoffice is?

Thanks:)]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:56:31 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You probably will get a phone call when the parcel arrives, they will tell you where to go to pick it up, or someone may just come by to give you that, depend on which&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You probably will get a phone call when the parcel arrives, they will tell you where to go to pick it up, or someone may just come by to give you that, depend on which delivery service you use, wait for the call.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:10:04 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by Yuantongsi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[If they are coming by the Postal System (Not a courier) then you should get a slip in your post box telling you to bring your passport and the slip to the International Post Office&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If they are coming by the Postal System (Not a courier) then you should get a slip in your post box telling you to bring your passport and the slip to the International Post Office on Beijing Road.

If you have waited a few weeks (5-6 weeks after posting) but still no slip then go to the International Post Office and ask for the parcel, you should check their entry book yourself if they can't find it.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:42:07 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by Geezer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The International Post Office is no more. <br />
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Go 30-50 meters south of where the International Post Office was to the regular ChinaPost office.<br />
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Sadly, the International Post Office was really good in Kunming. It worked&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The International Post Office is no more. 

Go 30-50 meters south of where the International Post Office was to the regular ChinaPost office.

Sadly, the International Post Office was really good in Kunming. It worked well. In Beijing, you had to go to a local ChinaPost office and the location seemed to change and sometimes English was nonexistent. 

I had more comments here:
http://gokunming.com/en/forums/thread/6541/receiving_packages]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:14:19 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by Geezer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tip:<br />
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I have great success (California, LA, to KM, for pickup, in 10-12 days) using this type of address for incoming stuff:<br />
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Your name<br />
Your address in pinyin WITH POSTCODE!!!<br />
<br />
(space)<br />
<br />
_____________________<br />
Your address in&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tip:

I have great success (California, LA, to KM, for pickup, in 10-12 days) using this type of address for incoming stuff:

Your name
Your address in pinyin WITH POSTCODE!!!

(space)

_____________________
Your address in hanzi with mobile number]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:24:02 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by Dazzer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You can add up to 4 weeks to the normal lead time for USPS items. Things can get stuck in customs.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You can add up to 4 weeks to the normal lead time for USPS items. Things can get stuck in customs.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:11:08 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by tom_a_te]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[thanks for the infos, so i'll just wait and see what&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[thanks for the infos, so i'll just wait and see what happens:)]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:52:50 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by GoK Moderator]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Don't just wait. Even DHL need chasing here sometimes.<br />
If the parcel does not have your phone number on it, you will need to go to the post office to chase them.<br />
Expect for PO&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Don't just wait. Even DHL need chasing here sometimes.
If the parcel does not have your phone number on it, you will need to go to the post office to chase them.
Expect for PO staff not to be able to find parcels the first time.
Don't go just before lunch, you will get fobbed off.

Take cash as you may have to pay customs duty.
Expect to have to provide an inventory/packing list, if it did not come with one.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:07:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by Geezer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Customs duty: <br />
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I had to pay duty (tax) end of August, 2012. Here is the notice I got by mobile phone:<br />
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<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">有您的国际邮件需要办理清关手续</span>。<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">地</span><br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">址</span>：<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">昆明市官渡区吴井路</span>513<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">号附</span>1<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">号</span>(<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">百大城市理想</span>,<br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">长村邮局旁</span>)<br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">单位名称</span>：<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">昆明国际快件监管中心三楼报关报检办公</span>、<br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">室</span>。<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">受理时间周一到周</span><br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">五</span>9:30-11:30am-13:30/5:30pm, <span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">收税时间每天截止下午</span><br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">三点</span>。<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">携带有效证件办理</span><br />
<span lang="zh-CN" class="chinese">电话</span>7156605<br />
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It is just inside the&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Customs duty: 

I had to pay duty (tax) end of August, 2012. Here is the notice I got by mobile phone:

有您的国际邮件需要办理清关手续。地
址：昆明市官渡区吴井路513号附1号(百大城市理想,
长村邮局旁)
单位名称：昆明国际快件监管中心三楼报关报检办公、
室。受理时间周一到周
五9:30-11:30am-13:30/5:30pm, 收税时间每天截止下午
三点。携带有效证件办理
电话7156605

It is just inside the East 2nd Ring Road. A little hard to find, taxi dropped me off 200m away and around a corner. I saw EMS/ChinaPost trucks going into a compound and that turned out to be the place. First you need to find the office on the 3rd floor. The packages, hundreds of them, were all over the warehouse floor. Technically, you need to go a specific bank to pay the duty, then with the fapiao return to customs to get you package. 

People were nice, friendly, spoke enough English, so be cool, smile and don't show emotion. Mostly, you need help. The customs guy made a mistake in the duty amount so we opened the box, he checked it, and he reduced the tax 50%. Very reasonable.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:02:47 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recieving parcels from abroad! - Post by outsider]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You will receive a phone call if you have your phone number listed with your receiving address; if not, you will receive a slip, either from the post office or from customs office, depends whether&hellip;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You will receive a phone call if you have your phone number listed with your receiving address; if not, you will receive a slip, either from the post office or from customs office, depends whether you make customs declaration or not when you ship your box at originating post office. If you claim your value less than RMB100 ($16) on the declaration form, and attach the form on the box, your box won't be stuck in customs. So if you don't have a customs form on your box, you will most likely have to deal with customs office.]]></content:encoded>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:49:42 +0800</pubDate>
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