A couple of weeks back I asked if anyone had any difficulties ordering fitness supplements online. I got a variety of answers back but generally the response was that customs wouldn’t give me a hard time unless they were in a bad mood. So I went ahead and placed an order of seven different supplements and sent them to my Aramex Shop & Ship mailbox. Earlier this morning the courier dropped them off without a hitch.
So the answer is yes you can order supplements online and save a ton of money compared to buying them locally. Two of my supplements turned out to be pretty heavy (one was basically a kilo) and that kinda screwed up my savings but, for my next order I will be leaving those two heavy supplements out. The amount of savings I can achieve range anywhere from 50% to 75% off the local cost including shipping and customs. The only thing to keep in mind is not to order from the brands I’ve listed below since according to Aramex, the customs department are instructed to hold these brands:
– Muscle Tech
– Vitol Products
– Ultimate Nutrition Inc.
– Labrada Nutrition Inc.
– Bio Engineered Supplement & Nutrition Inc. “BSN”
– Nurtex Research Inc.
– USP Labs LLC
– Pharma Freak
– ISS Research
– Diamond Nutrition Inc. “DMI “
– Nutrabolics
– Experimental and Applied Sciences “IAS”
I ordered all my supplements from Amazon since they have some of the cheapest prices I found online [Link]
32 replies on “Ordering Supplements Online to Kuwait”
That’s good and informative, what did you end up ordering? I go to the gym regularly and started with whey, but I’m seeing many people having Creatine during their work out and was thinking of adding this to my routine, did you end up purchasing that?
Optimum Nutrition Fish Oil, 300 MG, 200 Softgels
Optimum Nutrition Creatine 2500mg, 300 Capsules
Optimum Nutrition ZMA, 180 Capsules
Optimum Nutrition Glutamine 1000mg, 120 Capsules
Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men Supplement, 150 Count
Optimum Nutrition Glucosamine Plus CSA, 120 Capsules
Optimum Nutrition Superior Amino 2222 Tablets, 320 Count
Was supposed to order CLA as well but forgot about that. Will be adding it to my next order.
Do you even lift?
ON is the best! Try Pro-Complex if you wanna take a protein supplement.
good you did not order CLA, it’s a waste of money, as it has no effect.
i have to disagree with you, since i’ve started CLA I have seen a huge improvement. I’m on my second bottle now and third one is on the way. Just make sure you take the right amount, the minimum is 3,500mg a day for it to do any good. Each pill is 750mg and I’m taking 6 pills a day so I’m good.
Thanks. Maybe that’s why i did not get any results. I was taking 1000mg per day.
Hey Mark, from which website did you ordered these ON products.
Why are these brands held by customs? What does that even mean?
It means they have local agents who don’t wish to be bypassed.
+1
I wonder if customs will trouble me when I arrive at Kuwait for the summer with my creatine powder, caffeine powder, and EAA tablets. The creatine and caffeine have marked bags but the tablets are in a ziplock. Anyone have any suggestions/experiences whether I should carry on-hand or checked-in luggage?
How long did it take to arrive/clear customs as you have ordered fish oils that could go bad if kept in an unforgiving environment like Kuwait’s sun…
Furthermore, do you even life?
like a day
I ordered something by Pharmafreak a few months back and it was delivered to me with no problems, I guess the customs officer that day wasn’t being mindful.
Any pointers on the sourcing of Melatonin in Kuwait?
last month I ordered 2 bottle “Moringa Capsules” from AMZN using DHL.Exp and they arrived to me sealed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DJ9UX2/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_NThrvb0HZE0SF
https://www.dhl.com.kw/en/express/tracking.html?AWB=5118259042&brand=DHL
I am so hoping the MoH in Kuwait decide to label Ginkgo biloba as OTC
across drug stores in Kwt. Is good deterrant against pre-senile dementia and
Alzheimer’s.
I heard that some companies were importing fake supplements, especially protein supplements. You would be basically buying just plain old milkshake powder.
Hi mark how r u doing.
I actually checked with aramex but they tell me I need a ministry of health clearance and then I could import supplements.
Did they tell you the same or you just directly send it to your mail box.
The best i could do is ask somebody to send it by aramex directly from country of origin to Kuwait and keep my fingers crossed.
Hey I just got my second shipment a couple of days back. No issues
You should try bodybuilding.com
its more expensive so why bother?
OH GOD!!! Last week I spent about 85 KD from bodybuilding.com, one of the protein powders happen to be by BSN. Does that mean they are going to hold and destroy the whole package without notifying me? Not fair 🙁
Hey Haya, i also ordered yesterday some ON whey protein, BCAA’s and nitrotec fat burning pills from Bodybuilding.com, did you get your order from.thi website ? Or not :/
Yes, got everything last month. 🙂
Hello Heye, Did you get your shipment via DHLor how did you get it? Did you have to go to MoH to get it or was it delivered to your home. I know it is late to ask this question since it hase been almost a year, but hopefully I will get a response back from you.
Regards,
AM
hey mark, how many total days does it take from placing an order till getting your products, and also did it arrived at your home or you have to go to the post-office to pick them up.
I brought BCAA and pre-work out of OPTIMUM NUTRITION ..the costumes officer said it is sent for check up, 🙁
Did you get them ?
Hi Mark
i really enjoy your posts, thank you for your effort writing them helping others living here.
can you help me ordering supplements? i will pay you for the services as the prices here locally are so expensive like double.
this is the first time i ask a stranger online for help but im overweight and i need to lose weight to get married and i have limited budget.
if you dont mind please contact me
55127994
thanks.
The post is about ordering supplements online, if you’re too lazy to do that then you don’t need supplements.