tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
#shipping-customs 2026-06-13
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- two_four_ceiling — the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote, we shall see 20:33
- two_four_ceiling — 16 days to New Zealand with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen, your mileage will differ 20:44
- VialBot — Reminder set. I will post here in 7 days. 21:22
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
no wording advice here
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
thats normal transit
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i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote, we shall see
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ask about reship
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
16 days to New Zealand with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen, your mileage will differ
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*VendorInvestigate not the other one
declared value, do you go low or realistic
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does a signature requirement help or hurt
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, from memory
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing, thats just me
i have lost 7 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
how many parcels have people lost in total
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
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mine took 20 days
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be patient with support
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Reminder set. I will post here in 7 days.
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got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
order in winter
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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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powder is robust
tracking has been dark for 2 days, at what point do i worry
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
does QST actually honour a reship or is it decorative
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nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
for the archive coming back after 1 months, has anything changed with Japan
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a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
thats a stock split, for what its worth
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update from 2 months ago: Japan transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
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