Fasttech Procedures?

[TylerD]

To all who have bought from Fasttech, this is for you.

So, when Singapore post say package was dispatched overseas, how long from then will the package arrive?
Also, I put my street address on the order, will they deliver to my nearest post office or do I need to go and fetch it somewhere?

Anything else I should know?

Sorry for the stupid questions, but this is my first time...

 

[johan]

I don't know how long S/Post will take, longest holdup is normally local SAPO. SAPO customs division will contact you and ask for a copy of invoice if they doubt the value included by FT with the packing slip. Once provided it will take a couple of days and your local Post Office will either deliver package if its small, or a slip informing you to collect parcel. If there is import tax & SAPO administration fee to be paid, it will be on the slip. If you are in a hurry you can collect at your local SAPO hub.

 

[TylerD]

Awesome, thanks @johanct ! Just what I was looking for. I will await our trusty SAPO then. Hopefully before Easter.

 

[Andre]

Around 10 days + plus for the package to arrive. What I do is phone our CT hub around when the parcel should have arrived. Give them the international tracking number and ask for the local tracking number. Then I email them the Fasttech email confirming the order and showing order details together with the PayPal email, also showing order details and confirming payment. I confirm the address on those emails are correct. In the subject line I quote the two tracking numbers. One could do this via Fax as well or pay the mail hub a visit with your documents and purse. Then I just wait for the slip with amount owing to arrive and visit our little postal agency to pay and pick up.

 

[TylerD]

Thanks @Matthee . Good advice that!

 

[Andre]

In our part of the world Customs always ask invoice and proof of payment documents for stuff from Fasttech, except if it is just one or two screws.

 

[Reinvanhardt]

Would you guys recommend leaving your street address or PO Box on the order?

 

[Andre]

Would you guys recommend leaving your street address or PO Box on the order?

If you have street deliveries your street address should be fine. I include both, but we do not have street deliveries.

 

[Tornalca]

To all who have bought from Fasttech, this is for you.

So, when Singapore post say package was dispatched overseas, how long from then will the package arrive?
Also, I put my street address on the order, will they deliver to my nearest post office or do I need to go and fetch it somewhere?

Anything else I should know?

Sorry for the stupid questions, but this is my first time...

From my experience +-8 days. It will change from "dispatched to overseas" to "arrived at overseas".

Then the below will come into place, and you should also now have a local tracking number.



The above is the standard wait time for me on about 5 packages so far.

Register on http://www.trackmyparcel.co.za/ and add your tracking number as soon as the package changes status you will get a mail.

 

[johan]

Would you guys recommend leaving your street address or PO Box on the order?

As well as your mobile no.

 

[Andre]

From my experience +-8 days. It will change from "dispatched to overseas" to "arrived at overseas".

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The above is the standard wait time for me on about 5 packages so far.

Register on http://www.trackmyparcel.co.za/ as soon as the package changes status you will get a mail.

Thanks, @Tornalca. And there is no other way to get the local tracking number but to phone the mail hub?

 

[Tornalca]

Thanks, @Tornalca. And there is no other way to get the local tracking number but to phone the mail hub?

As soon as your package says incoming international when you add your tracking number on http://www.postoffice.co.za/tools/trackandtrace.html you will also see the local tracking number.

International Item Number: RQ218886324SG with local Item number:RI274889441ZA was last scanned on: 2014/02/08 at 09:13

 

[Tornalca]

O and you don't have to wait for the notification sent letter, as soon as it says "At Office" go collect your goodies!

 

[TylerD]

Thanks guys! Really appreciate all the in! @Tornalca , I am busy registering at trackmyparcel right now!

 

[Rob Fisher]

I ordered some stuff some time back and this thread just reminded me... Oh great they shipped it today! Sheezzz! Local suppliers ROCK! Ordering overseas my save a cent or two but waiting sucks noogies!

 

[ET]

one of my nuggets finally hit our shores, and now thanks to tornalca's post office fu i see it's status awesome

 

[Tornalca]

Thanks guys! Really appreciate all the in! @Tornalca , I am busy registering at trackmyparcel right now!

Update on this. Looks like http://www.trackmyparcel.co.za/ is not that slick my package changing status and have not received any new notification although it has worked in the past.

Also try http://www.17track.net/index_en.shtml for tracking info.

 

[ET]

on the plus side looks like fasttech likes to undervalue the stuff they sent. my vamo was noted as $3.51 so i only got charged R6 vat and R18 clearing fee

 

[Tornalca]

on the plus side looks like fasttech likes to undervalue the stuff they sent. my vamo was noted as $3.51 so i only got charged R6 vat and R18 clearing fee

The only time you will run into trouble is if you try an collect it directly from customs. They will ask for an original invoice. Happened to a friend of mine who was in a hurry and they made him show them the fasttech order and prices. Paid R250 + R18 on his order.

 

[crack2483]

What's the highest amount someone has paid? Is R18 standard clearance fee? +vat on your order and what else? A sum they make up according to value of said package?

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[ET]

just order all your fasttech goodies one by one

 

[Tornalca]

What's the highest amount someone has paid? Is R18 standard clearance fee? +vat on your order and what else? A sum they make up according to value of said package?

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I've never paid more than R18 + R10 odd

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[crack2483]

I've never paid more than R18 + R10 odd

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What was the value of the items if I may ask or doesn't it work like that?
Never ordered from overseas before.

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[Tornalca]

What was the value of the items if I may ask or doesn't it work like that?
Never ordered from overseas before.

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I ordered $100 worth of stuff. They marked it as $7 gift. Some packages as spare parts. So they never mark the full amount. So usually about R10 to R15 on top of the clearance fee.

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[crack2483]

I ordered $100 worth of stuff. They marked it as $7 gift. Some packages as spare parts. So they never mark te full amount. So usually about R10 to R15 on top of the clearance fee.

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Thanks for the info

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