#shipping-customs 2026-02-08

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winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less

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

declared value, do you go low or realistic

thats the end of it

cold pack arrived warm after 12 days, does it matter

Recon calculator: 2mg in 2.5ml = 8mg/ml.

summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice

slightly off topic but is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference

give it another week

while im here 26 days to Canada with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen

ok so vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat

signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss

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

ports do that

while im here i have lost 8 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me

a port stall is not the same as a customs hold and the tracking language usually distinguishes them