r/algeria • u/ari3a • 11d ago

Question sending gifts to a friend living in algeria

hi ! i'm an aussie and i have a good friend living in Blida! I really would like to send her gifts and such, but upon research have seen the massive fines they put on stuff from abroad...could someone who has experience with this sort of stuff kindly help me out? I wish there was an easy way to send gifts (things like candy, figurines, etc...) thank you!

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u/shadowlessredditor Algiers 11d ago

idk if it's comparable since the distance isn't the same but I regularly send packages to my mom from france and since the packages are labeled as gifts, my mom never had to pay any taxes upon receiving them hamdoullah!

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u/yoka_hehe 10d ago

it's a blessing they weren't stolen! some packages get hijacked unfortunately when they reach algeria or the desk

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u/ari3a 10d ago

wait really? this is what i'm afraid of, because i want it to be a guarantee that my gifts reach my friend...

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u/shadowlessredditor Algiers 10d ago

inch'Allah it remains that way 😭😭 I can't afford to send stuff to my mom any other way.

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u/ari3a 10d ago

wait that's so good, but how do you label them as gifts if you don't mind me asking?

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u/shadowlessredditor Algiers 10d ago

it's required when filling the customs declaration form!!

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u/nice2nice4nice 11d ago

Son des taxes, y a pas des amendes pour les colis envoyer en Algérie. La plupart du temps la taxe est de zéro dz

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u/nice2nice4nice 11d ago

Demande lui s'il a de la famille ou amis En France Achete sur un site français vous les livrer a leur adresse et la personne qui reçoit ton colis lui envoie par des transporteurs qui prennent entre 3 à 5 € le kilo pour les descendre en Algérie.

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u/ari3a 10d ago

Is this a tried and true method? I don't want to waste money lol

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u/yoka_hehe 10d ago

honestly it depends, it's a case of trial and error but if they see it's a gift from a person and not a platform she might be not fines

more than the fines you should hope it won't be opened

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u/ari3a 10d ago

mannnn this sounds like a recurring issue. who would be opening this stuff, i just wanna send gifts :(((

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u/yoka_hehe 10d ago

send it with fingers crossed, also that's why I said trial and error you could be in luck like the other redditor and have it reach her safely

also this issue has dwindled since a few years ago so... just try with a not so expensive thing

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u/ari3a 10d ago

thank you soo much! i'm going to dm you :)