Shipping to Kenya

Hi

I want to ship some kit (Computer, printer etc) over to the Colobus Trust at
Diani in Kenya (www.colobustrust.org) from the UK. However, using the usual
routes (Royal Mail etc) is very expensive and I would rather the postage
went to the trust!

Does anyone have any bright ideas, or even better is anyone travelling down
that way from the UK in the next few months and could perhaps take some kit
over with them?

Thanks

Charles
www.wildviews.com

Rydale wrote:

I want to ship some kit (Computer, printer etc) over to the Colobus Trust at
Diani in Kenya (www.colobustrust.org) from the UK. However, using the usual
routes (Royal Mail etc) is very expensive and I would rather the postage
went to the trust!

Does anyone have any bright ideas, or even better is anyone travelling down
that way from the UK in the next few months and could perhaps take some kit
over with them?

Are these items new? If so, it would be unwise
to ask someone to take them past Customs.
The Inspectors could easily confiscate them, or
at the least, compute and demand the amount
of appropriate duty.

Are they used? Someone might be able to pass
the items off as personal property for personal
use. But possibly not.

They're used -I need to replace them for my son's A-Level requirements, and
would rather pass them on to the trust than try to sell them off at a
car-boot etc!

What would be the likely outcome of a customs inspection? - surely they
wouldn't want to charge any duty?

thanks

"Dave Patterson" wrote in message
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Rydale wrote:

I want to ship some kit (Computer, printer etc) over to the Colobus
Trust at
Diani in Kenya (www.colobustrust.org) from the UK. However, using the
usual
routes (Royal Mail etc) is very expensive and I would rather the postage
went to the trust!

Does anyone have any bright ideas, or even better is anyone travelling
down
that way from the UK in the next few months and could perhaps take some
kit
over with them?

Are these items new? If so, it would be unwise
to ask someone to take them past Customs.
The Inspectors could easily confiscate them, or
at the least, compute and demand the amount
of appropriate duty.

Are they used? Someone might be able to pass
the items off as personal property for personal
use. But possibly not.

Not duty, but they might want something so as not to charge duty. When I
took supplies for schools in, I simply had it in my baggage and would always
claim it was personal.

Honestly, no way to predict.
Things that are in a box or boxes would draw more
attention that those in a suitcase. African families coming
back from abroad with huge suitcases draw more
attention than Western tourists.

If you had a Briton who could pack the items in a regular
suitcase, and that person took his/her bags off the
carousel and headed for the exit - maybe seeing someone
on the other side waiting, and greeting them as he/she
walked, chances are good they wouldn't be stopped
by Customs inspectors. That would be the best-case
scenario in my experience.

In message , Rydale
writes
Hi

I want to ship some kit (Computer, printer etc) over to the Colobus Trust at
Diani in Kenya (www.colobustrust.org) from the UK. However, using the usual
routes (Royal Mail etc) is very expensive and I would rather the postage
went to the trust!

Does anyone have any bright ideas, or even better is anyone travelling down
that way from the UK in the next few months and could perhaps take some kit
over with them?

Thanks

Charles
www.wildviews.com



Hi Charles,
You may recall I saw your photos of Kenya a year or two ago.
I will contact a friend in Nairobi by email today and see if he has
any ideas. I can`t promise he will be able to help but he did ship
some amateur radio equipment from UK to Kenya that was second hand a
couple of years ago. I will let you know if he has any advice for you.
Pat.
--
Pat Anderson

Thanks Pat (and hi!)

Any help appreciated.

After the Kilimanjaro/Tarangire trip in 2003, I went back over this year to
east Kenya - Tsavo E/W and Amboseli - before ending up at Diani.
Usual good fun and 'spots' - if I get time I'll get some pics onto the
website (currently under major re-write).

Just came across the Colobus Trust by accident, but was very impressed with
what they have acheived with few resources and a lot of focus! Hence my
desire to help out.

They may have a volunteer going over this year who could carry some stuff,
but obviously I don't want to lumber them with a problem at Nairobi (or
Mombasa).

Rgds

Charles

"Pat Anderson" wrote in message
...
In message , Rydale
writes
Hi

I want to ship some kit (Computer, printer etc) over to the Colobus Trust
at
Diani in Kenya (www.colobustrust.org) from the UK. However, using the
usual
routes (Royal Mail etc) is very expensive and I would rather the postage
went to the trust!

Does anyone have any bright ideas, or even better is anyone travelling
down
that way from the UK in the next few months and could perhaps take some
kit
over with them?

Thanks

Charles
www.wildviews.com



Hi Charles,
You may recall I saw your photos of Kenya a year or two ago.
I will contact a friend in Nairobi by email today and see if he has
any ideas. I can`t promise he will be able to help but he did ship
some amateur radio equipment from UK to Kenya that was second hand a
couple of years ago. I will let you know if he has any advice for you.
Pat.
--
Pat Anderson