Well, here's what I've noticed.
1. Priority flat rate from the USPS is the cheapest way I've seen for someone to ship to you from the US. It's worth looking into to see if there are other options but so far that's it.
2. There are sites here (like gmarket.co.kr) or you can order from sites back home (like iherb.com)
As for the giant sites like Amazon...well I don't suggest Amazon unless you have it shipped to family or friends and have them forward it.
Now instead of Amazon I'm going to suggest Overstock. Overstock will give you the price in US or local amounts AND they will provide you with the EXACT cost of shipping, importing, etc. And you pay all this upfront so you don't have to worry about a surprise fee later on. I have not had a chance to use their services yet but I wanted to let you know. AmazonGlobal claims to have a unique service that estimates these...
Amazon...I'm a little upset about this service they have. It's like the Super Saver Shipping back home, but global. If you buy more than $125 worth of stuff they'll ship it for free....to INDIA. They call the service "Global Saver Shipping" That's like North Korea calling themselves the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...it's just a total freakin lie. Hurray for India Saver Shipping!
3. DON'T use a forwarding service for packages. You will have to pay a huge amount to ship it and you won't know how much until the service receives the package. Not so bad for regular mail though...at least from what I've heard.
Now really your cheapest option is to find someone in the military to get your packages at their APO address, long live free shipping!
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