#shipping-customs 2026-06-09

how many parcels have people lost in total

sorry to jump in if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that

summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice

powder is robust

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

is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth

while im here cold pack arrived warm after 5 days, does it matter

got a seizure letter, what actually happens next

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

while im here a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence

ok so courier or postal service, which has been better for Singapore

coming back to this reship policies vary enormously. GL Biochem honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal

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thats slower than usual

anyone shipping into Japan in summer and what do you do about it

postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis

signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss

thats a stock split

declared value, do you go low or realistic

postal not courier

update from 19 months ago: Canada transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders

nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly

has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned

i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens

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

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

no wording advice here

do you use the same address every time

split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing

a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust