Shipping Info

Payment Options

Sales Tax & Duties

Domestic Shipping Options and Ship Times

International Orders

AsianIdeas accepts the following credit cards: American Express, VISA, MasterCard.

We also accept Personal Checks * , Money Orders, and ATM cards with a VISA or MasterCard logo.

We do not accept CODs orders.

*Personal checks are held until cleared.

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Sales Tax & Duties

In accordance with applicable state law, a sales tax of 6% is added to all orders shipped to Pennsylvania addresses. Sales tax is not collected on shipments to recipients outside Pennsylvania. a note on International Orders:
A small percentage of our international orders may be subjected to duties taxes.
• Asian Ideas, based in the U.S., is not responsible for any taxes collected, for the balance of international trade, by an non-U.S. government
• The shipping charges covers only the door-to-door delivery service
• Please contact your local customs office for details on how these charges are assessed and applied.  

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Domestic Shipping Options and Ship Times

To find out when your order will arrive, you need to consider the availability of the item(s) you ordered and the shipping option you selected. AsianIdeas use the following calculation:
Available-to-Ship Time + Delivery Method Ship Time = Total Delivery Time

Example: An item that usually ships in 1 to 2 days* and is sent via Standard Ground Delivery (3 to 7 days*) will arrive in 5 to 10 business days*.
Shipping Rate Chart:

International Orders

At this time, we ship to the following countries:

Aruba, Austria, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada. Cayman Islands, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British).

For all international orders, you can find the shipping cost by using our online shopping cart system. As of June 1, 2006, all international orders are shipped via UPS or FedEx for reliable delivery services. Average transit time for International Express is 2~3 business days* + 1~2* business days for process time. Average transit time for International Express Economy is 3~5 business days* + 1~2 business days* for process time.

Customs and import duties are the responsibility of the customer. Please contact your local customs office for details on how these charges are assessed and applied.

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