vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat, for what its worth
#shipping-customs 2025-12-13
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- first_month_fi — nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which… 15:52
- nhs_pathway_nell — for the archive parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port 16:01
- VialBot — Assay note: QST lot SG-1177 reported at 99% of label content. 16:08
- vial_ledger — 22 days to Ireland with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen 16:31
- quiet_head_qi — reship policies vary enormously. KP honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal 17:50
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
for the archive parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
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postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
Assay note: QST lot SG-1177 reported at 99% of label content.
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anyone shipping into Ireland in summer and what do you do about it
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
22 days to Ireland with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
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customs charge came to $240, is that normal for Canada
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here, thats one data point
thats normal transit
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
d21 deliveredcoming back to this how long is transit to the Netherlands running at the moment
ports do that
[edited]how many parcels have people lost in total
update on the earlier thing 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
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
Archive lookup: quiet_head_qi first appears in this channel on 2025-06-30.
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
quick one update from 13 months ago: Australia transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
reship policies vary enormously. KP honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
nhs_pathway_nellpostal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
does a signature requirement help or hurt
order in winter
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
ask about reship