Cargo shipment of religious item from HCMC to Manila

nickmathew · 2017-02-14T22:56:17+01:00

Find tips on importing a life-size St. Joseph sculpture from HCMC to Manila, including customs formalities and shipping advice for religious items.

nickmathew Active member

Member since 08 November 2015

nickmathewActive member14 February 2017 20:56:17

I saw a very nice sculpture of St.聽 Joseph in HCMC and wanted deep in my heart to buy it and ship it to Philipines. It was life size and wanted to put it in a chapel that our family is slowly improving. Does anybody have any idea on how to arrange about importation or whatever i need to do to make it happen?

phikachu Serial expat

Member since 21 November 2016

phikachuSerial expat15 February 2017 04:45:25

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I shipped a big fat wooden buddha statue for my mum, it can be done. There's a post office (not that church but close to it) where we dropped it off and I think we paid about 400 USD to have it shipped to the UK it was so big and heavy.

It was VNPT... Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corp on Pasteur Street I think.

It did break in transit and the price covered insurance so we started a claim but in the end I decided a bit of superglue was less hassle. That was 10 years ago and we still have it. I don't even remember which part I had to stick on any more as it's unnoticeable.

phikachu Serial expat

Member since 21 November 2016

phikachuSerial expat15 February 2017 04:48:31

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It took 1 month to arrive by boat. Air freight was too expensive as this thing was big and heavy.

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rfraneNew member20 April 2018 11:21:03

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