anyone shipping into Singapore in summer and what do you do about it
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
#shipping-customs 2026-01-21
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- mhra_unlicensed — is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than… 15:44
- dez_domains — tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time 18:19
- hair_month_four — the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote 20:08
do you use the same address every time
what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
how many parcels have people lost in total
thats slower than usual
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is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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quick one tracking has been dark for 6 days, at what point do i worry
parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
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slightly off topic but courier or postal service, which has been better for Spain
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
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thats the end of it
be patient with support
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
update from 9 months ago: Sweden transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
ports do that
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
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is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
how long is transit to Canada running at the moment
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give it another week
does a signature requirement help or hurt
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winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
[edited]vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
no wording advice here
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order in winter
unrelated but i have lost 6 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
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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what does the room consider a normal transit time now
declared value, do you go low or realistic
thats a stock split
mine took 9 days
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Reminder set. I will post here in 2 days.
anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
update from 8 months ago: Poland transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
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handling fee is the killer
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 deliveredpowder is robust
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ask about reship
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