unrelated but paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
[edited]#shipping-customs 2026-04-18
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postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
sorry to jump in i have lost 4 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me, anyway
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
for the archive anyone shipping into New Zealand in summer and what do you do about it
powder is robust
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
slightly off topic but cold pack arrived warm after 13 days, does it matter
quick one 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
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how many parcels have people lost in total
thats the end of it
does a signature requirement help or hurt
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
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a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
ok so tracking has been dark for 2 days, at what point do i worry
is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis, someone check my working
a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
thats slower than usual
ask about reship
right so reship policies vary enormously. BCH honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
no wording advice here
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat, take that with a pinch of salt
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
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give it another week
mine took 16 days
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be patient with support
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss, n of 1 obviously
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handling fee is the killer
order in winter
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right so thats a stock split
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
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thats normal transit
4 days to the Netherlands with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
ports do that
for the archive how long is transit to Japan running at the moment
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
postal not courier
d0 label created
d2 accepted, origin
d4 departed origin
d6 in transit
d6-16 nothing at all
d17 arrived destination country
d19 customs cleared
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the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
Purity check: no report on file for lot B-0329. Nothing logged either way.
a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them, for what its worth
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
thats slower than usual
courier or postal service, which has been better for Ireland
reship policies vary enormously. MKM honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
do you use the same address every time
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summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
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