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#shipping-customs 2026-06-04
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does GL Biochem actually honour a reship or is it decorative
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
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Assay note: TFC lot D-0718 reported at 99.4% of label content.
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
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
[edited]postal not courier
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
courier or postal service, which has been better for Poland
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be patient with support
a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
no wording advice here
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anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
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the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
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genuine question what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
cold pack arrived warm after 5 days, does it matter
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
reship policies vary enormously. TFC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
anyone shipping into the UK in summer and what do you do about it
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens, i think
reship policies vary enormously. WXT honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
reship policies vary enormously. QSC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
order in winter
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 deliveredunrelated but update from 16 months ago: Australia transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
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postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
declared value, do you go low or realistic
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winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
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if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
coming back after 24 months, has anything changed with the UK
[edited]handling fee is the killer