How does someone send a package to Elder Kanar?
Well... Sending packages to Ecuador can be a bit complicated. Thankfully, the mission office has been kind enough to provide some basic instructions on how to send packages (and large padded envelopes).
- It is best to send small packages that weigh less than four pounds, as they generally pass right through Ecuadorian customs with no difficulty. Seriously, to be on the safe side it's probably best to not send anything that exceeds 3.8 pounds.
- All packages sent from the U.S. to Ecuador must carry a customs declaration slip in which the entire contents of the package are identified along with an associated dollar value, or the package will not be accepted for delivery by the customs office in Ecuador. It is preferred that a green customs declaration sticker be affixed to the package's exterior rather than the usual white customs declaration sticker. Please make every effort to not send a package to Ecuador with a total declared value over $400 USD.
- If your package weighs in at more than 4 pounds and/or its contents value exceeds $400, then there is an extremely high probability that your package will get sent to "mail jail" (or it might even get stolen). Given the fact that each missionary is solely responsible for paying any fees associated with retrieving their packages, it is good to know ahead of time that it will cost Elder Kanar between $40 and $100 USD to get a package out of "mail jail" in Ecuador.
- Generally, the Ecuador post office charges up to $5.00 USD for the delivery of packages not being held in "mail jail."
- Due to the nature of private couriers in Ecuador utilized by FedEx, DHL, and UPS, the mission office highly recommends against using such companies. Past experience has demonstrated that when these shipping companies are used, packages sent from the US are automatically sent to "mail jail" regardless of the package's weight and/or the declared value of the package's contents.
- Occasionally, the Ecuador postal system has chosen to put together more than one package sent to the same missionary at the same time and then charged large sums of money on delivery as if they were one large package. So, be sure to not send these smaller packages at the same time. Instead, send packages at least one week apart, thus minimizing the likelihood of them being bundled together as one.
Elder Joshua David Kanar
Misión Ecuador Quito Norte
Calle Robles E4-151 y Avenida Amazonas
Casilla: 17-07-9921
Quito, Pichincha
Ecuador
** Click here to see a list of prohibited items courtesy of the USPS.
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