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#shipping-customs 2026-03-26

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  • VialBot — New independent result logged — MKM, lot KP-0925, purity 97.4% (Janoshik). 17:25
  • cross_border_cam — follow up i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens, i could be wrong 19:33
  • nettle_notes — is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of… 19:36
PP

mine took 19 days

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  delivered

reship policies vary enormously. QYB honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal

SS

vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat

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VB

New independent result logged — MKM, lot KP-0925, purity 97.4% (Janoshik).

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PP

i have lost 6 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me

VB

Assay note: MKM lot KP-0925 reported at 96.8% of label content.

MM

slightly off topic but the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better

MM

paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs

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NN

tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time, thats just me

CB

unrelated but the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis

NN

parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port

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CB

i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here

follow up i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens, i could be wrong

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does HJ actually honour a reship or is it decorative

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NN

is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs

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powder is robust

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