Using Mail Boxes Etc. to receive low-value packages?

9 years ago
I'm house-sitting a place about an hour outside of La Chorrera. The owner is sending me some parts from the US to repair the ride-a-mower she has here, and so she asked me to register with Mail Boxes Etc., as they now have a branch in La Chorrera.

Anyways, that got me thinking about ordering some stuff online from the US/Canada, and having it forwarded to the MBE Chorrera branch.

I've been looking through their website, and I'm having a hard time finding estimates for prices. I'm trying to figure out if it's going to be prohibitively expensive for a low-value order.

So for example, let's say I just want to order a couple of paperbacks from Amazon, any idea of a ballpark price MBE would charge to move the order from the address in Florida to Panama?

The only other thing I think I'd be looking at getting is some vitamins. I've heard there are really high import taxes on electronics in Panama - any idea what the rates are for vitamins and books?

Cheers

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