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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#shipping-customs 2026-03-08
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- triple_ag_tom — tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time 17:48
- triple_ag_tom — i have lost 5 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me 18:09
- amylin_amy — the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis 19:12
courier or postal service, which has been better for Poland
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is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
do you use the same address every time
*Janoshik not the other one
i have lost 5 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
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anyone shipping into Singapore in summer and what do you do about it
12 days to the UK with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
sorry to jump in summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
order in winter
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat