handling fee is the killer
#shipping-customs 2025-08-26
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- bpc_sceptic — the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better 20:46
- cat_on_the_tray — vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat 21:02
- bpc_sceptic — unrelated but parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port 21:16
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
do you use the same address every time
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the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
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anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
unrelated but cold pack arrived warm after 6 days, does it matter
does WXT actually honour a reship or is it decorative
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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give it another week
unrelated but parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
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thats slower than usual
*that should say weekly
thats normal transit
does a signature requirement help or hurt
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i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
genuine question a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
ask about reship
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be patient with support
has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
declared value, do you go low or realistic
powder is robust
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis, i have it written down somewhere
postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
mine took 24 days
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a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
reship policies vary enormously. TFC honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
Purity check: no report on file for lot SG-1177. Nothing logged either way.
slightly off topic but winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
sorry to jump in customs charge came to $185, is that normal for Spain
coming back after 13 months, has anything changed with Germany