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 2025-08-09
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- VialBot — On this day 3 years ago this channel logged 24 messages. 11:50
- tb500_tobias — quick one a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them 12:44
- amylin_amy — i have lost 9 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me 13:22
- amylin_amy — genuine question vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat 13:33
does a signature requirement help or hurt
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
On this day 3 years ago this channel logged 24 messages.
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right so how many parcels have people lost in total
thats slower than usual
quick one a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
postal not courier
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
i have lost 9 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
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 delivered🧊1✅5👀15
genuine question vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat