To order official merchandise from HBO Shop, you need to use the services of NP Shopping (Nova Poshta).
The procedure is quite simple:
register with NP Shopping
receive a delivery address
make a purchase at HBO Shop (pay and add the delivery address you received in the NP Shopping account)
Add the item in the NP Shopping account
When you receive the tracking number from the delivery service (for example, UPS), add it in NP Shopping
Wait for Nova Poshta to receive your item in the USA and deliver it to you in Ukraine
Silvio Dante
I simplified it a bit. But I don't intend to write a tutorial on how to make purchases. Here I want to share a real example of shipping costs.
Making a Purchase at HBO Shop
Чек на два товари + доставка в межах США
Two items totaling 37.99 (including a discount coupon for registering on the site) dollars.
Shipping 12.90 dollars.
Taxes 3.37 dollars.
How Long to Wait?
HBO Shop promises shipping within 3 business days.
What’s Next?
Then HBO Shop sends your order in two different packages
Замовлення розбивається на окремі посилки
NP Shopping indicates that they only accept packages on business days and during business hours. However, not all sites have forms that allow this information to be added (notes or something like that).
The second package was attempted to be delivered on Saturday. After that, an email about the failed delivery attempt came. There was no additional information in this email.
I wrote to HBO Shop support. At the same time, I managed to Google that UPS will try to deliver it three more times on business days.
Okay. We wait.
The next attempt was successful. NP Shopping sends an email that they received the package, with tracking that is not registered in the system. Okay. UPS added another tracking code. We create a new item with the new tracking in the NP Shopping account.
Посилка потребує вашої допомоги
We are waiting for the package in Ukraine. From NP Shopping's side, everything is clear. I just received the packages as usual.
Because the order in the states was split - we have two packages and unclear dates. If you are ordering something as a gift - keep such quirks in mind and order in advance.
Item 1 (Funko POP! The Sopranos: Silvio Dante) - ordered on February 6, received on February 15. In the screenshot from HBO Shop on February 5 due to the time difference with the USA.
Товар #1
Item 2 (The Sopranos Tonys Crew Oversized Faded T-Shirt) - ordered on February 6, received on February 26. In the screenshot on February 19 (shipment registration) because the package arrived under a new tracking.
Товар #2
And this is how the tracking of packages looks in HBO Shop:
Total 12.9 + 15.1 = 28 dollars for shippingItems 37.99 dollars.Taxes (USA) 3.37 dollars.
So shipping + taxes are almost equal to the cost of the purchase.
~20 days to receive all items from the order.
I am not 100% sure, but with one package, shipping to Ukraine would probably be cheaper.
Here’s how much in hryvnias the shipping payment to Ukraine actually cost (numbers taken from the Nova Poshta app) - 295.75 UAH and 335.06 UAH (630.81 UAH)
