What are the best practices for shipping goods from the UK to Thailand and navigating customs?

@Rick ********

all this fuss for a cycle?

@Rick ********

I wish you luck but its like gambling with the import duty could be a few percent or 50%. Will be interesting to see the result.

@Rick ********

Not after selling your other one here😁

@Rick ********

there is some good advice on social media, but also alot of the bar stool brigade ... good luck with everything

@Rick ********

the way you were talking I thought you ment gold bars or family hairlooms something like that. Lots of e-bikes in south east Asia Rick

@Rick ********

you sure about that? I know loads of foreigners with heavy duty ebikes in Vietnam and Thailand.

What makes yours so special?

@Rick ********

I'm not sure Asia is for you. You seem very defensive and not willing to compromise.

Firstly I do actually know alot about cycling. 2 weeks ago I was in the VIP Enclosure on the finishing line of the Champs Elysée watching the finale of the Tour de France. Yes I paid for it and no it wasn't cheap but I am a huge cycling fan.

So you are after a mountain ebike with suspension then?

The thing is you can get them in SE Asia as I know people who have them. One Australian friend in Vietnam has a high spec one and I guarantee he did not ship it from Australia because he's not a big cyclist. However he is very well connected and knows all the right people who can make things happen in Thailand and Vietnam.

I could easily ask him how and where he got his mountain ebike from, but you know what Rick? I think you would just waste his time as no ebike would be good enough for you despite clearly not being Tom Pidcock or Wout!

The irony is, if as you say, you can't find a mountain ebike with suspension in Thailand, who is going to maintain it for you? Where will you get the parts and the mechanic with the expertise? Ebikes need alot of maintenance. Mountain ebikes especially a huge amount due to the wear and tear Or are you planning on not using it and just exhibiting it as a trophy?

I suggest you pay and ship your precious ebike, hope it isn't damaged on route and buck up your attitude.

You may have a Thai wife but you don't seem to have understood the concept of compromise, or that Thailand isn't the same as the UK and mainly you need to know the right people to get what you want.

If you think you're getting the stuff you want from online links then good luck with that!

PS You're shipping your laptop because you think you can't get that spec in SE Asia? Wow? Do you know SE Asia at all? Oh and I guarantee you've heard or used some of the tech stuff I've launched in the UK because they're household names. So I know a bit about tech.

@Rick ********

Rick if you need me to find you an e bike in Thailand you need to rethink your retirement plans.

@Rick ********

the things that makes you happy and fulfilled in life you can’t pack into a suitcase.