Comments on: Receiving packages in Nicaragua

By: Marcelino Gross

Marcelino Gross — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:33:59 +0000

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By: Emily Ding

Emily Ding — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:24:57 +0000

I don’t know about whether it’ll be sent to Leon. You might be able to pick it up from the main post office in Leon, although I think it would be safer to have sent it to managua. if i remember correctly someone told me they’d sent a package to granada but he had to pick it up in managua anyway. so you may have to make ur way to the capital.

and what do you mean your dad put $1200 as the value? is he the one shipping it to you?

my situation was that i bought it off an online website, and it was sent with an invoice that stated, “new camera” and the value that i paid for it. i could have easily avoided paying the tax if i’d had the seller labelled it ‘used camera’ instead.

but anyway i should think the value would be based on how much you actually paid for the package. what i remain unclear about, however, is whether if the camera’s value had been under a certain price if i would have been spared the hefty import tax.

let me know how it goes! would be helpful for others like you and me. thanks!

By: Scoots Moon

Scoots Moon — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:41:29 +0000

Oh no!

We didn’t know about the 50% tax before we shipped. Or about the fact that we have to go to Managua (rather than having our camera shipped directly to Leon). My dad put $1200 as the value, even though we actually paid significantly less. I think the thought was that if it was lost, the difference would pay for our “pain and suffering” or something.

Do you know if the “value” is always based on what the insurance value is or if we can show documentation that we paid less for it?

Thanks!