signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
#shipping-customs 2026-06-06
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- ring_size_down — winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, n of 1 obviously 17:09
- apob_over_ldl — do you use the same address every time 17:31
- step_one_sian — reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal, your mileage will differ 19:13
- ring_size_down — declared value, do you go low or realistic 19:27
- ring_size_down — paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if… 19:42
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, n of 1 obviously
is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
order in winter
coming back to this i have lost 8 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
do you use the same address every time
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powder is robust
thats the end of it
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
ask about reship
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nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly, n of 1 obviously
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
how long is transit to the UK running at the moment
thats normal transit
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does a signature requirement help or hurt
reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal, your mileage will differ
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
courier or postal service, which has been better for Canada
be patient with support
parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
declared value, do you go low or realistic
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paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
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cold pack arrived warm after 14 days, does it matter
while im here 19 days to Ireland with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen, i think
give it another week