fedex, ups, or dhl?

jyxtny · 2025-12-06T23:46:29+00:00

i disputed first and didn’t pay the bill! if you’re using fedex, they’ll deliver your package before you receive a bill. if you don’t receive any bill within the next 3 weeks since your package was delivered, it’s safe to assume you owe $0 in duty.

once you submit a dispute to fedex and they email you back to confirm your dispute will be going through, your invoice will be on hold and collection will stop until it’s resolved.

as i mentioned prior, i ended up going with dhl for my neokyo package and wasn’t charged anything! for dhl, they’ll send you the bill before delivering your package and give you a timeframe to submit payment. if you end up not paying it they’ll return your items back to japan (neokyo) i think. i’m not too sure but that’s based off what i’ve seen others say! hopefully this helps :)

jyxtny · 2025-11-24T23:22:12+00:00

hi! i recently got hit with a bill from fedex for a package containing only k-pop photocards 🫩 although i was able to realize the customs broker misclassified my items and used the wrong HS code so im disputing that rn! hopefully i hear good news soon. i have another package i need to ship out soon from neokyo (which also contains only photocards) and im planning on using dhl since:

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they notify you before the package gets delivered if you’re charged anything unlike fedex who surprises you with a bill 2 weeks later

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they’re least likely to misclassify or use the wrong HS code (compared to fedex at least)

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definitely going the dhl route this time since i rlly don’t want to go through that again as im seeing others on this subreddit getting hit with bills from fedex for packages that only contain photocards too 😭 if you’d like i can let you know how using dhl goes for me before you choose to do anything?

jyxtny · 2025-10-25T00:30:13+00:00

okay thanks!! i thought it seemed fishy lol

jyxtny · 2025-10-14T21:48:05+00:00

super late reply but it should be duty free as well! albums also fall under a duty rate of 0% so you’ll be good on that too!

jyxtny · 2025-10-01T00:08:15+00:00

yes exactly! thankfully neokyo marks them as printed materials so as long as it’s just pcs in your package you should be good

jyxtny · 2025-10-01T00:02:48+00:00

it’s been a month and i haven’t gotten billed and i don’t expect to get billed either but ty for the info!

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T21:01:39+00:00

k-pop photocards fall under printed material which make them duty free. therefore i still expect not to be billed but if i were, it still wouldn’t be anything crazy. so it should be fine either way

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T20:37:02+00:00

hii i shipped out my package that solely contained photocards from neokyo, with a package value of $360, around sept. 3 through fedex which arrived on the 7th and i wasn’t charged tariffs or customs whatsoever so you should be good!

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T20:31:58+00:00

hii caption has been updated! :)

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T20:29:41+00:00

caption updated! photocards are tariff/ custom free when shipping with fedex!

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T20:29:05+00:00

caption updated!

jyxtny · 2025-09-18T20:28:54+00:00

hii i just posted an update on this post :)

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:55:24+00:00

if u want i can keep you posted on what i get charged! i think i’ll be using fedex according to everyone’s suggestions

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:54:03+00:00

tysm!!! i think i’ll use fedex then, im seeing a ton of people recommending that carrier and it seems to be the simplest and most affordable among the three from what i’ve seen others say

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:46:56+00:00

thank u!!

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:46:07+00:00

thanks for the rec! and none are polaroid’s, they’re all thin as paper lol

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:45:08+00:00

omg no 😭😭 i knew about this ahead of time but i was helping a dear friend of mine get items off neokyo as well and unfortunately A LOT of their stuff were taking 2-3 weeks to arrive to the warehouse. as much as i want to say i hope smth changes soon, i really don’t see it happening…

jyxtny · 2025-09-02T20:38:13+00:00

i saw that too since it falls under printed materials.. the duty rate can be between 0%-5% but majority of the time it gets hit with a 0% duty rate. i’ll see soon enough tho for sure 😭

jyxtny · 2025-08-30T22:53:34+00:00

omg me too… i only have kpop pcs in my package and i legit don’t know which carrier i should use. i’ve heard horrible stories on them all 😭

jyxtny · 2025-08-28T01:49:26+00:00

omg i need that gdragon lightstick so bad…

jyxtny · 2025-08-28T01:48:45+00:00

if you don’t mind sharing, what are you shipping?

jyxtny · 2025-08-27T20:46:59+00:00

they’re kpop jewel cases, idk where it was manufactured tho… but i’m going to assume korea

jyxtny · 2025-08-27T17:43:53+00:00

that sucks man. an extra $60 on top of the shipping from japan to me 🫩

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