Hi all,
Secondary to my previous post; I also wanted some help/advice on what are my options to send a TV from HK to Karachi?
Any advice in this regard will be greatly appreciate. Many thanks in advance
Hi all,
Secondary to my previous post; I also wanted some help/advice on what are my options to send a TV from HK to Karachi?
Any advice in this regard will be greatly appreciate. Many thanks in advance
While I think Pakistan uses the same Chinese DTV standard as HK, i am sure that shipping it over there is going to be prohibitively expensive. Probably way more than the cost of a new TV.
Custom duties for TV to Pakistan
https://pakistancustoms.net/2018/03/...i-airport.html
Also you dont use the big guys to ship a TV as airfrieght will cost you a crap load, you are better off going to Chung King Mansion to ask shippers how much to ship a tv back to Pakistan. lot cheaper.But just curious to see how much the shipping would be ? and whether or not DHL/SF Express/Fed Ex would ship to Pak.
Perhaps a laser micro projector would be easier.
that sounds more hassle and costly than getting replacing it with a new one on ground
Last edited by Bell_L; 23-01-2023 at 11:37 PM.
Dunno about Pakistan, but a reputable brand 43" tv is a lot more than 250 usd in HK.Original Post Deleted
Actually, why are tv's so expensive in HK? Compared to where I'm from, computers and phones are cheap, but tv's are expensive. I was thinking maybe it's because they take up more space, which means bigger shop required = higher rent = increase in price to cover expenses.
Leaving my experience in case any one in the future is contemplating this:
I contacted a bunch of Movers and they either didn't bother responding after I told them I want to ship 1 item to Pakistan, or they told me the truth that it would cost them too much and would be far too much of a hassle for them to just ship 1 item.
I also contacted DHL, which quoted $6000 as the cost, which doesn't make sense since a brand new TV of the same model is now for $2800
So TLDR;
Either take your TV along with multiple other household items, such as furniture. Otherwise dont bother. Even if you know people in Customs and can pay a min amount to get it cleared, its next to impossible to ship a TV.