Have a brother in France. How do I get him to send me bike parts?

[DroppedRider]

There are a few bike parts that I wanted that no one in SA keep except Bikeinn. I have a brother in France. How do I make the most of that situation. Is it cheaper that he sends me goods vs delivery? 

 

[Dexter-morgan]

Open an account with thecourierguy and get them to collect, it will be much cheaper.

[Bike Dewing]

In my experience, which is my sister sending me some things from the states.. is that ideally you want to send to your brother in France and when he comes to visit or you go visit you bring them over and take the chance of going through and not being stopped.. 

if sent there needs to still be an invoice so they know how much tax to nail you with even if it comes from a family member(I’ve had the “it’s a gift from a family member” argument a couple times, they don’t care, they want the tax anyways🤷🏼‍♂️..