From China to UK via DHL - How long does it take?

[vapemac]

Thanks everyone for your input! All things considered, it really sounds like a bad idea and it'll probably won't work out.

@vapemac, you asked "Why does it need to be sent to the UK?" and there are two main reasons:

1. Vaping commerce is prohibited in Brazil. Of course you can find and buy vape products here in stock but everything is sold for double the price or more. Lots of folks buy on GearBest but it's a lottery if you'll receive your package or not. They pick some random packages and sent them to our National Sanitary Surveillance Agency -- if this happens your package is returned to the sender.

2. Our postal service is awful. We only have one postal service, which is a federal/state service. The delivery time is another lottery: if you purchase something from China it may take anywhere from a month to 4 months for you to receive your package. Right now our postal service is on a strike so all deliveries will be delayed for God knows how long.

My last option is to buy from a UK store online and ask them to delivery to her hotel. I did some price research yesterday and I think I'll try Grey Haze and Taste the Vape.
Would you recommend some other online stores in UK?

OK so that's understandable but I still think it may be difficult to time a delivery from China to the UK in the 4 days that your sister will be there. Also, not knowing the rules of your country, will it land your sister in any trouble if she's found to be taking vape gear back with her?

 

[Mitz]

Hi!

I'd like to buy some vaping stuff from Cvapor and use DHL shipping because I need a fast delivery.
They estimate 2 to 6 days for delivery in their website via DHL, but I don't know if I can trust this info.

Has anyone in UK ordered from Cvapor or another China based website (Heaven Gifts, Gearbest) and expedited their package via DHL? How long does it took?

Also, will I have to pay any taxes when it reaches the UK border? I'd like to spend around 180/200 dollars.

Background info: I don't live in the UK but my sister is going next week to spend 4 days in London. I'd like to buy from Cvapor and deliver the package to her hotel.

If there's a better sub to post this thread, please tell me.

Thanks in advance!

If you want to buy from a UK store https://www.ecigone.co.uk/ are very good and their shipping is very fast.

As for buying stuff from China and having it shipped to Brazil; FastTech offer an option to have a plain package sent without any info on the packaging. It will just come in a plain unmarked package with "replacement electrical items" as the customs declaration. Maybe order something super cheap and select the plain package option as a test run and see if it gets thru your customs.

 

[crustyfolker]

@Thiago C There is a lot of things to consider with all this. As mentioned it is all a gamble, would goods arrive in time, would you be able to ship to a hotel, will your sister get into bother on her return to Brazil.
Weighing up what is best is harder for us in the U.K as we are not very well informed on things in Brazil. All i know about Brazil pardon my ignorance is Ronnie Biggs escaped from prison here and lived for many years in Brazil. Brazil have had some real legends where Football is concerned. And of course it is well known for narcotics and scat pornography lol.
So back on track to lessen any risks buying from a vape shop would seem the best choice Google throws up these shops in and around Hackney.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=h....69i57j0l4.11657j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Noblevaping might be your best option

 

[Thiago C]

OK so that's understandable but I still think it may be difficult to time a delivery from China to the UK in the 4 days that your sister will be there. Also, not knowing the rules of your country, will it land your sister in any trouble if she's found to be taking vape gear back with her?

Nope! Only the commerce is not allowed. However it's not prohibited to carry and to use vaping devices / gear around here.

 

[zouzounaki]

I wasn't considering a trip to a vape shop because I didn't want to bother her (spend her vacation time looking for stuff for me). Also, at least in the USA, I know that the prices are not the same in vaping shops and are considerably cheaper online. Last, but not least, sometimes you can find some good Clearance deals online as well. But maybe I'm wrong?

This is true, I was just think it might be less of a risk though. It maybe would depend on what you are after.

 

[VVincent]

Hi!

I'd like to buy some vaping stuff from Cvapor and use DHL shipping because I need a fast delivery.
They estimate 2 to 6 days for delivery in their website via DHL, but I don't know if I can trust this info.

Has anyone in UK ordered from Cvapor or another China based website (Heaven Gifts, Gearbest) and expedited their package via DHL? How long does it took?

Also, will I have to pay any taxes when it reaches the UK border? I'd like to spend around 180/200 dollars.

Background info: I don't live in the UK but my sister is going next week to spend 4 days in London. I'd like to buy from Cvapor and deliver the package to her hotel.

If there's a better sub to post this thread, please tell me.

Thanks in advance!

Well, in my vape store(I am in China) , it usually needs 4-7 days, and I do some research for other famous China Base online vape store, most of them are 4--8 days, you can take for reference
but if your are in a hurry, I think you can call their customer service to send asap

 

[KetracelWhite]

I got recently something from @heaven gifts you mention, which was shipped via DHL.

Shipped (SHANGHAI - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC): Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | 15:38
Arrived (GREENWICH LONDON): Friday, March 02, 2018 | 14:59

= under 3 days.

They're very good on that level.

Hope that helps

 

[Thiago C]

Damn, that's fast! Thank you all for your replies, I'm very grateful!

 

[Thiago C]

Thanks everyone! I ended up making two purchases in UK based stores: one in Grey Haze and another in Washington Vapes. Hopefully I'll get them on time!