Hi Guys

I'm sure that most of you here will know this already but i thought i would post a little info about what happens when you are importing some RC stuff and it get stuck at customs for those new to RC in Qatar.

Ok first off this does not happen to every single RC item that you have shipped to Qatar.
Over the last 2 years i must have had 20 packages delivered without issue. Today i have my fist package stopped at customs.

I only found this out because i was investigating the delay of a package that should have arrived a week ago.
So first lesson is to keep track of your packages. IF one is more than 4-6 days late call QPost and ask where it is.

I found out today that a new foam plane i bought from HK is being held at customs.

So you need to go to the post office and collect the receipt for the package that states it has been detained at customs.

The next thing you need to do is go to the Qatar Scientific Club and Join. If you are not already a member the you need to do the following
To join the Qatar Scientific club you will need to go to the office on Wholesale Market Street with your Valid Qatar ID or Passport plus one Passport Photograph
Telephone number for QSC is 44583780 The opening times are as follows
Sunday to Thursday 8am - 12pm then 4pm - 8pm

You need to go and see Jamal the Aviation Centre Supervisor.
He will then process your membership that currently costs QAR300 per year
This should take about 24hours so if you go one evening you should be able to go the next evening to collect your membership.

Then you can take your post office customs receipt to the QSC and they will give you a letter to allow you to import it.
If it is allot of electronic parts such a Transmitter or  Reciever etc then you may also need to get a letter from the ICT
I have not had to do that so i cant tell you how to do that. Yet.

When you have the letter from QSC you then take this back to QPost and they will contact customs and release your package and it should then be delivered to the original postal address.

So there you have it.

Its a PITA but a sometimes necessary Evil to practice our hobby in this wonderful country we all currently live in.
(in case you were wondering i was being sarcastic when i said wonderful)

If anyone else has anything to add or i have made a mistake or knows a better more simple way to get your stuff released from Customs please let us know!!

I will update the above with any new information to keep it as current as possible and then maybe our esteemed Guru Mr Anwar will put this as a sticky in the forum

Cheers

Ben

Thanks Anwar


I looked again on google maps and the road where QSC is actualy Wholesale Market street
I have updated the above post

Cheers