#shipping-customs 2025-05-18

split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
update from 7 months ago: the UK transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders

the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote

tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time

right so if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that

reship policies vary enormously. QSC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal

customs charge came to €38, is that normal for Japan

i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here

the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better

signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss

what does the room consider a normal transit time now