postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
#shipping-customs 2026-02-14
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- same_chromato — signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss 13:07
- gus_charts — reship policies vary enormously. FGP honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal 13:46
- taper_tess — coming back after 5 months, has anything changed with Ireland 14:43
- marrow.mod — courier or postal service, which has been better for Poland 16:15
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis, thats just me
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
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declared value, do you go low or realistic
[edited]anyone shipping into Canada in summer and what do you do about it
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less, your mileage will differ
a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
handling fee is the killer
quick one summer into a hot country is the risk. order in a cooler month if you have the choice
got a seizure letter, what actually happens next
reship policies vary enormously. FGP honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
does FGP actually honour a reship or is it decorative
tracking has been dark for 2 days, at what point do i worry
thirty_min_waitpostal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better, from memory
Reminder for taper_tess: dose day is today. Set 6 days ago.
coming back after 5 months, has anything changed with Ireland
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if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that, thats just me
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
no wording advice here
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courier or postal service, which has been better for Poland
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cold pack arrived warm after 17 days, does it matter
i have lost 8 parcels in three years across a lot of orders. that is the actual rate for me
give it another week
unrelated but update from 6 months ago: Canada transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders, not advice obviously
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
ports do that
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i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
how long is transit to Spain running at the moment
ask about reship
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