Custom Authorities Stealing Goods Bought Online

[Zain Itrat]

Exactly like we told you before, the time has finally come: global ecommerce websites such as AliExpress have stopped shipping products to Pakistan.

The news is that AliExpress has stopped sending certain items to Pakistan, including Xiaomi, Meizu, Le Eco and other phones, we have checked.

This is mainly due to the fact that increasing number of orders and shipments that AliExpress was sending to Pakistan never reached their designated addresses and customers.

It is still unclear if it is the customs officials or the delivery teams (from Pakistan Post) that are responsible for the situation.

For now, AliExpress has stopped sending mobile phone handsets and some other items to Pakistan, we have confirmed.

If you order a Xiaomi handset from AliExpress, it will simply not accept your order.Upon asking, AliExpress will tell you that since customs people dont allow Xiaomi handsets in Pakistan, theres no point of sending the phones here.

It wont be out of place to mention that its not only handsets that go missing. Watches, cloths and other stuff from AliExpress has reportedly gone missing at Karachi port.

While we know that PTA doesnt allow Xiaomi handsets, and its understandable that AliExpress has stopped sending these phones to Pakistan, there are products that are legally allowed but never make it to end-customers in Pakistan.

If situation isnt changed and items keep on getting lost then the day isnt far when AliExpress will entirely ban Pakistan.

At the same time, it is mindless that Pakistan is taking so much time to open up its markets for global products. We are sure its not import/export deficit, its not a security issue or any other implication but just that we are too lazy to formalize a mechanism of getting things shipped from Amazon, eBay or AliExpress to Pakistan.

We hope this will change with time. But lets see.

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[Mobashir Ahmed]

سارے محکمے ہی چوروں کی آماجگاہ بن چکے ہیں، پاکستان سے باہر کوئی پارسل بھجوائیں تو اس میں سے بھی چیزیں غائب ہوتی ہیں اور اگر کوئی چیز باہر سے پاکسان آئے تو وہ بھی ادھوری ملتی ہے

 

[Komal Khalid]

I am witness to it. They stole all the cardigans I sent my sister as a birthday present. was sending an iPhone and I was warned by Singapore post they ll neither insure my package or give any guarantee as Pakistani custom / Pakistan post steals things.

 

[Anonymous Paki]

Custom waale kyon choorein??

Mian sahib kuch chorte hein?

jaisa baap waisa baita

 

[kayawish]

I send like 1000 euros stuff from Germany to Pakistan with DHL Express in which were expensive laptops and 1-2 mobile phones.DHL gave the items to Pakistan post and my brother had to open the package infront of costom officer in Pindi so that costom tax can be calculated.Nothing was stolen and it was with DHL Express insured.

 

[Atif Majid]

This Pakistan Customs and/or Pakistan Post is utter disgrace to the nation. My friend had sent me some gifts late last year from Sweden. And it is not delivered to me yet. Upon inquiring, none of the departments could give a reasonable answer. My friend, an Icelandic, just said, "We can't expect such thing happening in Iceland or in Sweden".

 

[Mafialeaks]

I am the latest victim of Harami Pakistani customs officials.

I can't imagine how many people suffer at the hands of these haramis yet there's nothing that can be done about it.

Shithole Pakistan and shithole Pakistanis. What a fucked up country. Harami Pakistani customs officials are having a field day with people's belongings