update on the earlier thing nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
#shipping-customs 2025-08-24
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- red_flag_ruby — update on the earlier thing nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly 18:39
- red_flag_ruby — vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat 19:42
- red_flag_ruby — what does the room consider a normal transit time now 19:43
- red_flag_ruby — genuine question a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them 20:36
- red_flag_ruby — right so i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here, ill dig out the number 20:38
i have lost 4 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
no wording advice here
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
what does the room consider a normal transit time now
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powder is robust
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
postal not courier
order in winter
is vat charged on the declared value or what they think it is worth
genuine question a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
right so i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here, ill dig out the number
handling fee is the killer
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summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice