postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough, anyway
#shipping-customs 2025-10-21
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- reship_rita — while im here parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port 16:23
- shame_and_meds — a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence 17:23
- shame_and_meds — vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat 17:26
- shame_and_meds — anyone shipping into the Netherlands in summer and what do you do about it 17:46
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
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a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
does ERP actually honour a reship or is it decorative
ask about reship
handling fee is the killer
i have lost 2 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
thats the end of it
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
powder is robust
[edited]update from 24 months ago: Australia transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
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while im here parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
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coming back after 16 months, has anything changed with Ireland
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a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
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*week 12 not week 5
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
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signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
coming back to this what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
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vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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what does the room consider a normal transit time now
declared value, do you go low or realistic
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reship policies vary enormously. QSC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
postal not courier
how many parcels have people lost in total
got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
anyone shipping into the Netherlands in summer and what do you do about it
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the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time, i have it written down somewhere
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
right so summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
does a signature requirement help or hurt
25 days to New Zealand with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
order in winter
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how long is transit to Sweden running at the moment
genuine question mine took 14 days
thats normal transit