split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing
#shipping-customs 2026-03-14
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- ollie_orders — for the archive coming back after 22 months, has anything changed with the UK vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often… 19:59
- manila_meniscus — customs charge came to £94, is that normal for Singapore the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better 20:34
- lot_number_lou — a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence, n of 1 obviously 21:45
- lot_number_lou — is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference 21:50
how long is transit to New Zealand running at the moment
[edited]13 days to the UK with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
mine took 10 days
for the archive coming back after 22 months, has anything changed with the UK
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
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courier or postal service, which has been better for Ireland
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
unrelated but i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
update from 21 months ago: Ireland transit has got slower, consistently, across four orders
parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
customs charge came to £94, is that normal for Singapore
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better
thats slower than usual
i had a parcel marked returned that arrived eleven days later. it happens
no wording advice here
cold pack arrived warm after 7 days, does it matter
ask about reship
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
a seizure letter is usually the end of it. you have lost the parcel and that is almost always the whole consequence, n of 1 obviously
signature requirements slow things down and do not obviously reduce loss
is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
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winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that
do you use the same address every time
be patient with support
anyone shipping into Canada in summer and what do you do about it