Shein Shopper Shocked by R1.2K Customs Fee on R2.3K Order, Netizens React: “Cancel the Order”

• A woman who ordered from Shein received a shocker when she realised the cost she had to pay for costumes
• The lady assumed the customs fees would be low, but after ordering a R2.3k package, she ended up paying R1.2k in customs fees
• The online community reacted to the video, with many sharing similar stories and suggestions

Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA).

A woman took to her TikTok account and shared her shock over the Shein customs price. Leaving the internet also stunned.

In a TikTok video posted by @ashleighanthony, the woman expresses her disbelief and frustration over the Shein customs fee. She had believed that Shein's customs charges would be lower than those of other online shopping sites, but she was clearly disappointed.

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However, she was shocked to learn that she had to pay R1 200 in custom fees on a R2 300 order. She added that she also made two orders bigger than the one she had to pay R1 200 for. She is worried that the customs fees will be even worse on those orders because they are bigger.

Woman complains about Shein customs

Watch the TikTok video below:

Netizens share suggestions

The video gained over 200k views, with many online users sharing similar stories. See the comments below:

@Rabiahisc shared:

“You know you can claim at least 50% of your custom fee back. I made a purchase once and my custom fee was R1300, I got R800 back.”

@Mvr suggested:

“Cancel the order take yor money bck.”

@Leatitia Beukes expressed:

“Welcome to the rest of the world..taxes r crazy.”

@Inno Thahane🇿🇦🇵🇸🇨🇩 wrote:

“Foshini ke yona thats making us pay all that. They complained.”

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@Pàree commented:

“It's not shein it's our government that got greedy... and our local retailers put a stop to temu and shein taking over the South African market being so cheap.....because the malls where loosing biz.”

@Tasneem Joshua said:

“Since the increase of customs started in July I've been splitting up my orders. so I make sure it's more than R500 but less that 1500. and we about 2/3 ladies so our customs come to R300 something.”

Woman unhappy with Shein customs

In another story, Briefly News reports about a woman who was unhappy after her custom fee almost hit R500.

One young woman was shocked that she had to pay customs fees after ordering from a popular online store. The stunner, who goes by the TikTok handle @tintswalo._m, gave viewers a glimpse of what she bought from Shein. In the clip, the young lady unboxed her Shein orders and expressed in the comments section that it was her first time ordering from the leading online store.

Source: Briefly News