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FAQ

With the address we provide you in the USA, you will be able to send all the packages you purchase there. Online stores in the USA always require a US address to ship your purchases.
Correct, every package must pay import taxes upon entering Costa Rica. To complete this process more efficiently and quickly, please ensure that the purchased package includes its corresponding invoice. The exemption process is currently under review and cannot be carried out until the relevant authorities authorize it again.
If you wish to know the approximate tax percentage your package would pay, you can go to our calculator and find the information there.
We offer our clients different payment methods for their convenience: bank transfer, credit card or debit card, are the main and most popular electronic payment options, which can be made from home or work.
Yes, immediately after completing the registration process, you will receive an email confirming your membership, along with your new address in Miami, USA, and your personal member code. Remember to check your spam folder in case you don’t see it in your inbox.
You would receive many benefits, including:
  • Great discounts on your international shipping rate, even to the point of becoming free
  • Right to participate in raffles for excellent prizes

You can see more details in our program Grow with Us

Correct, your friends will receive an email from us indicating that you have referred them to Club Postal.
A Distribution Center or CEDI is a location where you can pick up your packages other than your home or office. The CEDIs have an agreement with Club Postal so that we can deliver your packages to them. This gives you another option for picking up your package.
Once you are a member, you can visit the "My Addresses" section, where a list of CEDIs associated with Club Postal will be displayed. If any of them interest you, you can change your original delivery address to one of our CEDIs.
No, it has no additional cost. Club Postal’s goal is to offer our members greater convenience when picking up their packages.
This is an important tool that allows you to estimate the approximate cost of bringing to Costa Rica an item purchased anywhere in the world. It includes all charges we would apply for the import process.

Payment Methods

When shopping with Club Postal, you will have three different payment methods available according to your preference. They are:
  • Credit or debit cards
  • Bank transfers
During your registration process, you will be able to choose the option that best suits you. When making a purchase, Club Postal will send a notification to your email to complete the payment process based on the chosen option. If it is by credit card or debit card, we will receive an automatic notice once the transaction is completed. Likewise, if your choice was bank transfer, the proof of payment must be sent to socios@clubpostal.net. These payments are made before the package reaches your hands to make the process easier.

It is important to know that, to make online purchases, your international card must be domiciled in the USA. To comply with this requirement, you should contact your card-issuing bank to have them enable the same address we provide you.

Club Postal is committed to keeping all customer data strictly confidential. We have met multiple security requirements requested by banks and obtained certifications that minimize the risk of fraud.

Bank Accounts

Legal Name: Club Postal S.A.

Legal ID: 3-101-659376.

BAC Colones: CR24010200009240484997

BAC US Dollars: CR63010200009240485071

BCR Colones: CR70015202001242864787

BCR US Dollars: CR12015202001242864861

BNCR Colones: CR64015114710010012888

BNCR US Dollars: CR27015114710026007205

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How to register with Club Postal:

Terms and Concepts

Billing Address: This is the locker information registered to your international credit or debit card.

Shipping Address: This is the address where the package will be physically delivered. It can be the same or different from the Billing Address. (For us, both are the same).

Shipping weight: The registered weight of the package.

Shipping and handling: The cost associated with the transport and handling of goods from the store to your locker in Miami.

Shopping Cart: An icon that represents the action of adding purchases to the cart. Sometimes a Shopping Bag is used as an equivalent symbol.

Checkout: The process where we verify all purchase details before completing the order.

Place order: The final step in the purchase process where we confirm the order.

Tracking Number: Tracking number used to follow the shipment from the store to the locker. It identifies the domestic transport in the United States according to the shipping provider.

Pallet: Wooden platform used to arrange goods and move them easily with hydraulic equipment.

Consolidation: Grouping several packages or pieces to simplify handling, export, and import. In this case, individual packages are grouped on pallets, consolidated, and shipped to Costa Rica.

Deconsolidation: Refers to separating a group of packages or pieces.

Dispatch (Shipping): Transport within the US, from the store to your locker address in Miami. This shipping cost is paid directly to the store at the time of purchase.

Freight: International transport of the package from Miami to Costa Rica. This is one of the charges billed to your card for our services.

Home Delivery: The final stage of transport, carried out in Costa Rica, when we deliver the package to the customer’s home.

Customs Inspector: A customs officer responsible for supervising processes such as exemption, red/yellow inspection, abandonment, etc., ensuring correct nationalization procedures.

Red Channel Inspection: A customs determination requiring a physical inspection of the package to verify the accuracy of the information entered into the customs system. It is a random control by the General Customs Directorate.

Yellow Channel Inspection: A customs process that halts an entire policy (global or individual) for a detailed review of all documents to ensure completeness and accuracy.

Green Channel Inspection: Once the process is completed in the customs system, it means the package has been authorized for release (it met the nationalization requirements).

Individual Policy: A procedure transmitted individually for each package. It applies when a package (due to permits or missing invoices) must be processed after the six-hour simplified period, or when the customs value exceeds $1000. Individual policies take longer to process.

Global Policy: A simplified customs process available to courier companies to nationalize multiple packages under one procedure. Packages under this method must be processed within six hours after the flight arrives. It is much simpler and faster than the individual policy.

Exemption: A legal right allowing exemption from import taxes for goods with a customs value up to $500, once every six months. This benefit applies to non-commercial purchases.

Tariff Code: The code used to classify all items and assign taxable percentages. The assigned rate determines the import tax payable for nationalization.

Customs Agency Procedure: The process carried out by the customs agency, where all documents and details of the goods are recorded in the TICA system. The agency classifies each item and pays the corresponding taxes to obtain customs release authorization.

Customs Entry Clerk: The official responsible for correctly assigning the tariff code to each item and transmitting this information in the system to process the payment of import taxes.

Movement Number: A specific number assigned to a package in the TICA system when registered at the bonded warehouse.

Abandonment: Status given to merchandise when more than 15 days pass without being registered with a movement number in the bonded warehouse. After 15 days, the system considers it abandoned.

TICA (Information Technology for Customs Control): A system that controls all nationalization processes. For our business, TICA manages the entry, movements, procedures, taxes, and release of all packages.

Packaging: The wrapping of a package. It also refers to the process of covering consolidated packages on a pallet with plastic.

Unpacking (Clareo): Part of the deconsolidation process where packages are removed from the consolidated shipment, registered, and classified individually in the warehouse. During unpacking, a preliminary inspection is carried out.

Tax: Sales taxes associated with the item. This charge is made by the store and is unrelated to the import taxes payable in Costa Rica.

Suite or Locker Number: A unique identifier assigned to each client, linked to their shopping locker for package traceability.

Customs Value: The sum of the merchandise value, transportation cost, and insurance, plus customs service fees. Practically, it can be defined as the CIF value plus other customs-related expenses.