split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
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#shipping-customs 2025-11-28
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- gus_charts — split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing 11:44
- seoul_swirl — sorry to jump in vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat 15:03
- seoul_swirl — does QSC actually honour a reship or is it decorative 15:07
- ruo_only — a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them 15:49
thats the end of it
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parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
i have lost 9 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
what happened when you queried a missing parcel with the supplier
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if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
handling fee is the killer
how long is transit to Canada running at the moment
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust
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nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
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i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens, n of 1 obviously
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is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
slightly off topic but tracking has been dark for 2 days, at what point do i worry
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postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
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anyone had a split shipment arrive weeks apart
reship policies vary enormously. FGP honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
does a signature requirement help or hurt
customs charge came to £55, is that normal for the UK
postal not courier
do you use the same address every time
give it another week
[edited]tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
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right so courier or postal service, which has been better for New Zealand
order in winter
thats a stock split
12 days to Sweden with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
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i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
ok so the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
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a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence, your mileage will differ
powder is robust
update from 14 months ago: Australia transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
sorry to jump in vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
does QSC actually honour a reship or is it decorative
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genuine question has anyone had a parcel arrive after being marked as returned
how many parcels have people lost in total
peptidemeter-summary-b-0329.pdf
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mine took 20 days
thats normal transit
a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them
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ask about reship
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
cold pack arrived warm after 4 days, does it matter
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
be patient with support