Q: When do I have to pay additional taxes and duties to the delivery agent?

Depending on your country’s customs regulations, you may be required to pay duties and taxes upon delivery. If so, your local courier (like DHL or FedEx) will collect the payment before or at the time of delivery. 💰 These charges are set by your country’s customs authority—not comGateway—and are separate from your shipping fee. To avoid surprises, check your country’s import rules or contact your local customs office for estimated duties.

Q: What is the Business Program?

The comGateway Business Program is our top-tier membership designed for frequent shippers, resellers, and ecommerce users who need more storage, better rates, and access to fulfillment tools. For US$100/year , Business members get: Our lowest shipping rates across all weight tiers 5% BuyForMe fee - Look out for our email on promotional vouchers! 90 days free storage (longest available) Free repacking & consolidation Access to ecommerce warehouse tools and SNS integration

Question 1

When do I have to pay additional taxes and duties to the delivery agent?

Accepted Answer

Depending on your country’s customs regulations, you may be required to pay duties and taxes upon delivery. If so, your local courier (like DHL or FedEx) will collect the payment before or at the time of delivery.

💰 These charges are set by your country’s customs authority—not comGateway—and are separate from your shipping fee.

To avoid surprises, check your country’s import rules or contact your local customs office for estimated duties.

Question 2

How long can I store my packages?

Accepted Answer

You get 7 & 30 days (Lite & Basic) of free storage at your U.S. address while you wait for other packages to arrive or consolidate your shipment.

After that, a $1/kg/day storage fee applies per package.

🚀 Prime customers enjoy up to 60 days of free storage.

Question 3

What is the Business Program?

Accepted Answer

The comGateway Business Program is our top-tier membership designed for frequent shippers, resellers, and ecommerce users who need more storage, better rates, and access to fulfillment tools.

For US$100/year, Business members get:

Our lowest shipping rates across all weight tiers

5% BuyForMe fee - Look out for our email on promotional vouchers!

90 days free storage (longest available)

Free repacking & consolidation

Access to ecommerce warehouse tools and SNS integration

Question 4

What is the consolidation service?

Accepted Answer

Consolidation, repack and storage are services we offer at your U.S. Address. Use these services (if applicable) to save on international shipping. Manage these services (if applicable) in My Packages

Have two or more packages you want to ship internationally?

Consolidation lets you ship multiple packages from your U.S. address together as one international shipment. This helps you save on shipping costs by avoiding duplicate base charges.

📦 Instead of shipping each box separately (and paying multiple base rates), we combine your packages into one shipment.

Select to ship them all at the same time to save on shipping costs (this will count as one shipment). Shipping them separately will cost much more than combining them together into one shipment.

Why does consolidation save money?

The base charge (for the first 0.5kg) is always higher than the per-0.5kg rate that follows.

So if you ship three packages separately, you pay the base charge three times.

But if you consolidate them into one shipment, you only pay the base charge once.

Consolidation details:

Consolidate up to 3 packages per shipment for free

Additional packages cost $1 each

Prime members get unlimited free consolidation

You can consolidate up to 15 packages in a single shipment

When is consolidation not a savings option?

Some countries charge taxes based on the total value of a shipment.
If combining packages pushes your total over a tax-free threshold, it may cost more in duties.

Always check your country’s import tax rules before consolidating.

Question 5

How do I estimate international shipping weight for delivery time and cost?

Accepted Answer

We can only calculate your final shipping cost once your packages arrive at your U.S. address and have been weighed.

But to get a rough estimate:

Refer to our Rates Table below

Use the Shipping Calculator on our home page

Check your item’s dimensions or ask the merchant if it’s a bulky product

📦 Don’t forget to factor in fuel surcharge, insurance, and other applicable fees.

For large or unusual items, we recommend contacting the merchant directly to get estimated package dimensions.

See FAQ - What is fuel surcharge? , FAQ - What are insurance fees?, FAQ - Are there other fees?

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How can I lower my shipping weight?

Repackaging: Removes unnecessary boxes and reduces bulk
Consolidation: Combines multiple packages into one shipment
OneBox: Optimizes your packaging for the lowest possible volumetric weight

💡 Learn more about it here: Ship Smarter: Add-On Services

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