By Stan Eker (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Saturday, April 3, 2004 - 8:41 pm: |
Howdy!
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By Linnea Wijkhof-Wimberly (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #671) on Sunday, April 4, 2004 - 5:53 pm: |
Being a funky yoke user, I can't say for sure about DIN's, but since a large number of EU's dive Donaire, at least one dive outfit should have Din's. Get the email address(s) of the places you plan to get tanks from and ask them directly.
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By Peter Cabus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #273) on Monday, April 5, 2004 - 3:28 am: |
Don't forget you will be charged import tax as well. In theory you should be able to claim that back since the goods will only be temporarily in Bonaire, but .... Good luck.
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By Ruth van Tilburg (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #200) on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - 12:50 pm: |
Paying the import duties has gotten harder lately too--there's a dispute between "Land" (who gets import duties) and "Eiland" (the office here with workers who used to collect for "Land"). At least for now, you must pay cash directly to the "Land" bank account, at the bank, (after filling out douane/customs papers & having them approved by customs officers during regular biz hours). Then, with that bank receipt, you must go back and clear your imported items, during regular biz hours...you would have to do all of this no matter how you shipped your gear, if it's not traveling with you as luggage.
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By Nadine Rubin (BonaireTalker - Post #49) on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 - 8:48 pm: |
If you're staying for an extended period of time (months) it could be worth it to ship, only to avoid the extra luggage fee. There are various problems with shipping - like the reliability of WHEN you will get it! FedEx is way too expensive and takes 5-6 days. You could UPS it to Amcar in Miami who is the freight forwarder to Rocargo in Bonaire. The problem here is it may or may not get on the boat and the boat only comes once a week. Then when it arrives, it has to clear customs, which, no one is in a hurry in Bonaire! What I have done with the airlines is enclosed in the suitcase a list of items with a big note to TSA telling them how I am tired of getting to my destination with broken, or damaged goods because of their mishandling. Haven't had a problem since!
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