How To Buy An Apple Ipad If You Do Not Live In The Usa

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The new Apple iPad is officially out, and although Apple states that the iPad will be available in late March worldwide; evidence mounts that the iPad will not launch worldwide but only to a few markets.
As many of you are pretty excited about getting an Apple iPad, we decided to write a quick "How to buy an iPad if you do not live in the USA guide".

For starters, the first thing that you need is a valid USA shipping address. You can obtain/register for one from a "trusted" package forwarding company. When I say trusted I'm making a key emphasis on the word trusted, because although there are a lot good companies out there, Apple only trust a few and they may cancel your purchase. I got my iPad through www.oneUSAaddress.com. They can receive, sign and forward the iPad in your behalf; as well as provide a series of essential services such as: deal with all the paper work, merchandise consolidation, re-packing services. Their setup fee is around $19 USD, so it's very inexpensive. I should mention that they will ask you to verify your name and shipping address, so be aware that they can't ship your iPad until you ...
... provide official documents from your country.

Now that you have a valid US shipping address, you can proceed to the Apple US. online store and select and pay for your iPad. The 3G iPad will be available later on April, but you can still pre-order it.

Make sure that both your shipping and billing address reference your US. shipping address, as some shoppers have stated that Apple USA is one of those merchants that do not like to sell their items to international buyers (hence they are called Apple USA), so there is a possibility that they could reject the payment if they find out that your credit card is from another country, thus it is suggested that you use a US. billing address also.

If your iPad order is denied by Apple, you can still use oneUSAaddress.com personal shopping services. They will buy the iPad in your behalf and charge you a small fee for this service. So when everything else fails, you still have this one option.

Now that you have bought your iPad you are probably a little worry about the shipping fees. Well, not to worry, the shipping fees to your USA address are included in the iPad price, so it basically free; and the shipping fees to your country will vary from country to country but the cost is around $45 USD (3 day delivery through FedEx) which is based on total weigh of the iPad box that is around 4 lbs/1.45 Kg.

To avoid potentially high customs fees, make sure you use a low "declared value", since most small packages will make it through customs without any issues.
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