order in winter
#shipping-customs 2024-08-04
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- ferrous_ash — is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the… 17:49
- cold_chain_cmdr — the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis 19:14
- marrow.mod — ok so a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them 19:17
- tarpit_tam — declared value, do you go low or realistic 20:46
- ferrous_ash — is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference 22:05
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
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the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
thats normal transit
no wording advice here
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
thats slower than usual
i have lost 8 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing, someone check my working
how long is transit to Japan running at the moment
got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
thats the end of it
handling fee is the killer
give it another week
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly, your mileage will differ
sorry to jump in cold pack arrived warm after 6 days, does it matter
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
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ok so a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
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powder is robust
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
ports do that
does QYB actually honour a reship or is it decorative
declared value, do you go low or realistic
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be patient with support
ask about reship
[edited]how many parcels have people lost in total
is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
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a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
update from 24 months ago: Canada transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders