Amazon to Singapore Buying & Shipping Guide

Hey, cause i am buying quite alot of different things from different supplier on amazon, so after filling up all the information(third party billing address) and then reach this page where they show how you want your items to be ship, this is the part where i am confused. They give me one shipping way(standard or business) for one item and another for others depending on if it is eligible for free super saver shipping, are they going to be shipped to me in the same box after i put them all on standard shipment and selecting them to be in the same box, or will i get it in a different box because they are from a different supplier.

Yeh understood! Just want to ask you one more thing, I type in the third party address into the shipping address and after I select that the billing address would be a different one and click continue, but they just went onto the type of shipment. Did I miss out something? Cause I thought have to provide them my billing address

Ok! Thank you!

Hi,

If i order from amazon.com, the currency they show is on USD right? am browsing from singapore

Quite confuse with the site, since some website converts their currency like ebay, good to know that. thanks

Hey parka, I am using vpost USA as the third party fowarder, Amazon has shipped out a few of my item and vpost USA has received it, the invoice sent to me by Amazon have been foward to vpost,but when they ask me to match the invoice to the item i can only match 1 cause I only sent them one invoice but that invoice sent to them contains a few other item too. Do I have to sent multiple invoice to match all the other item?

Oh ok, also how do I let vpost know if I have cancelled an order due to some problem, after the invoice had been foward to them.

Oh I see Thank you so much!

Hi,

I have a question to ask you.

I ordered two books from amazon UK on 25 sep and they state that the dispatch date would be on 26 sep.

However, I realized that they changed the dispatch date to 26 Nov suddenly when I checked it a few hours later. This new dispatch date is a few months away from my order date?

If possible, please advise on it.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much :)

i have some questions and i am new to online shopping

i want to buy this thinkpad from amazon

amazon.com/ThinkPad-X120e-05962RU-Notebook-1-6GHz/dp/B004PILTA8

1. does they ship to singapore via vpost?
2. do i need to pay shipping charge for shipping the notebook to vpostusa address in usa?
3. will they pack my notebook in one box?
4. can they( amazone, vpost, etc involved) accept my DBS debit card(mastercard)?

thanks you, very helpful post! looking forward to your reply

Hi
So its technically possible to order the new Kindle Fire and get it shipped to Singapore although Amazon only presently sells it in US ? What about the warranty of electronics items..void if used overseas ? Who would be a good service provider ..Vpost or someone else for electronic and computer items from Amazon ?

Thanks Parka for the prompt reply.
A couple of other questions:

1.Can I use the wifi on the Kindle Fire to access the Internet in Singapore( ie through my M1 Fibre broadband )? I assume its just like any other device...just connect to wifi ..then service provider ..?

2. Can I download apps and content from the Kindle Fire while I am in Singapore or will Amazon stop me if they check my IP address ?

3.If there is something wrong with the Kindle Fire or needs repair, I just mail it back to Amazon and they will repair and send back to ComGateway US address ?

4.You mentioned the limit for GST is $ 300 ..is it US$ 300 or SIN $ 300 ..and does that mean the total price including shipping or just the purchase price ?

5.Could I have access to the forum ?

Thanks in advance

i have ordered my thinkpad using comgateway and amazon

i have done the purchase at amazon and recived their auto-email from amazon with invoice number and total amount. how can i key in my invoice number and total amount in comgateway site? what happen if i fail to tell comgateway of my invoice number and total amount? hope to get your reply again. thanks

Is amazon.com using singapore dollars S$ or US dollars US$?? im from singapore... pls answer my question asap

Hi, I m intending to buy an Avent electric twin breast pump n some accessories like milk bottles but not sure if:

1) it ships to Singapore
2) how much the shipping costs will be
3) which shipping company to choose
4) anything I shld b aware of

Can u kindly help in the above? Thanks so much! :)

Hihi,

Thanks for the prompt reply! Any detailed instruction how I can ship via comgateway? I am a complete noob at this.. Can help? :)

We want to buy a baby stroller from Amazon as strollers here are way too much. We had an order from a local shop online but the stroller was broken already! So needless to say, we would rather do it ourselves. The price of the stroller is $532 US ($673 SGD). Are there any duties or customs taxes we need to pay when we have the stroller delivered to us in Singapore other than GST on purchases over $400? If not, we would save ourselves $150. Thanks!

Hello, Parka! Thank goodness this guide exists!

I was wondering... I don't live in Singapore but I'm planning to order one Bluray disc and two books as gifts for a friend who lives there. All items + shipping charges are less than SGD400. We don't have to pay for GST or anything else, right? She just has to receive the parcel then it's done? And is this regardless of where it came from, even if it's not from Amazon? Thank you very much in advance!

bookdepository.co.uk gives free shipping to anywhere in the world and is usually faster than Amazon. Certainly a lot cheaper total cost. BUT, they only sell books.

For stuff that Amazon won't ship to Singapore - which seems to be most stuff other than books - there is Singapore Post's Vpost. Use only as a last resort. They are slow and expensive and helpfully help the government to collect GST from you. And they provide typically Singaporean service. When they lost my stuff (when they were moving from California to Oregan), they denied all reponsibility. Amazon, on the other hand, refunded the purchase price PLUS shipping cost without question.

Hi, I am interested to ship a dre beats, How do i check whether it is authentic? Is there any gurantees by amazon?

Hi Parka,

Previously when I ordered stuff from Amazon, there was only one box rate charged per order, regardless of how many shipments the order was broken down into.

Just now when I tried to pre-order six different titles, I had an additional 6x US$4.99 added to my shipping cost.

Do you know if they recently changed their policy regarding this?

It is quite silly because some of the titles are released within a week or two of each other, and I don't mind waiting for the items to be released before they are shipped but there seems to be no way of that.

Thanks for the quick reply Parka!

That's what I thought too, that it would be US$35. But this is what my check out says:

Order Summary
Items (6): $147.13
Shipping & Handling: $59.88
Total Before Tax: $207.01

Which is why I'm quite shocked. I thought some of the items might have been bulky items, but I removed them and put them back in my cart one at a time, checking out each time with a shipping of US$9.98.

I did check out Book Depository, but the prices there aren't quite competitive, I guess because the books in question are artbook.

Thanks Parka!

I emailed them last night about the issue. They haven't got back to me, but when I tried to order today I was charged the normal rate so I just placed my order anyway.

Hi there, i tried to order good from amazon.com but after entering my "delivery address", i was promt, " We're sorry. This item can't be shipped to your selected destination." Why is it so and how do i go about purchasing my goods. Thanks.

This article just saved me from sleepless nights from worrying too much! I discovered this while I was googling about SG's policies regarding imports from Amazon. Thank you for sharing your insights and experiences!

Recently I ordered two manga magazines from Amazon JP via a third party, and they've raised to me the issue that they're not sure if the item will be charged once the parcel arrives here. Good thing that the overall cost was waaaaaaaaay below $400, so I don't need to pay GST. xD My only concern now is if I'm going to pay any customs duties since magazines are a controlled item (from what I can understand from Customs' website). :/

Thanks so much for sharing this again! Definitely a lifesaver! :D

Hi Parka,

Thank you for the wonderful information! Sorry to pose yet another regarding GST.

I once used vPOST and did not incur any GST even though my total shipment value went over S$600. I consolidated about 7 packages in that shipment and paid only one base charge, and none of the 7 packages went over S$300.

Hence, i would like to ask if the same is applicable to HopShopGo. Will GST be incurred if TOTAL SHIPMENT is more than S$400 or if individual packages within the shipment go over S$400?

Thanks,
Jim

Thanks! Happy holidays to you in advance!

Hi, I'm interested in getting some CDs from amazon.jp. How is the shipping speed from there and the quality of item protection? I always ordered from cdjapan and they came in a sturdy box with loads of bubble wrap.. Thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply, it makes me more at ease! Buying things off amazon.jp for the first time..

I hope u get this msg.. i know its abit outdated..

Firstly interesting page...

Secondly im a noob.. and i need help..

Im not buying from amazon.. but i hope u can help me answer some questions

im buying some stuff worth almost hundred or thousands of Ka ching $$

How will the singapore customs charged? i mean will my stuff be held at the immigration?

Hopefully u can help me out with this.. again im a noob..

Regards,
Ean