Having just been on a cruise in this area, I will tell you that the seas are very high and the water is rough now; we had to skip Saba and come directly to SBH (a win for me personally) but we have been all over the Caribbean this week and the very last thing you want is anyone getting seasick; I have NEVER been seasick on any boat, car, train, plane until Day 1 on the cruise from SXM to Antigua, and it is was worse than having a baby, trust me...
Yes they are expensive but they also make things VERY easy with scheduled pickups and they are reliable.
I like the way you think!
With my bags, I'm pretty sure I'd sink the ferry...
Please keep in mind that you will need to take the bill of lading to Tropical Shipping's office in St Jean, then go to the custom's duty office at the commercial dock to pay your 5% import duty tax before you pick up your merchandise - making sure to have the correct invoice - but I imagine Tropical explained all that already?
All of which you say, Ellen, also is my understanding. But, for purposes of "5% import duty," how does one establish a value on used personal items that will be accepted by the droit de quai?
some used goods may be exempt, even for such items there needs to be some sort of invoice with a value you can assign to the items - if not they take the boxes to the customs office to have it evaluated, which one tries to avoid having happen. In this case, not sure what Bruza93 is shipping .... new or used?
Yes, Tropical Shipping is the way to go. It is very reasonably priced and reliable. You must have invoices for those products being shipped into St. Barth. A typed list will not do. It's not Tropical who is so sticky, its the customs office.
