update on the earlier thing is it worth paying for a faster service or does customs eat the difference
#shipping-customs 2026-05-07
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- sharps_bin_sid — the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis update from 23 months ago: New Zealand transit has got slower, consistently,… 12:34
- gorse_gains — the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better, i could be wrong 13:38
- gorse_gains — nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly 13:40
- night_pin — reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal 13:53
- night_pin — winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less 13:58
handling fee is the killer
courier or postal service, which has been better for Sweden
the parcel is the risk you accepted. that is worth remembering before it becomes a crisis
update from 23 months ago: New Zealand 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
thats slower than usual
[edited]ok so parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port
split shipments arriving weeks apart is normal and is usually a stock thing, not a customs thing, ask me again in a month
paying for a faster service does not speed up customs. it speeds up the legs either side of customs
give it another week
the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote
the same address every time is fine. a different address every time looks worse, not better, i could be wrong
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you live and the mods stop that conversation quickly
| Destination | Median days | Worst logged |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 11 | 34 |
| Germany | 9 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 22 |
| Canada | 14 | 41 |
| Australia | 13 | 38 |
| Singapore | 6 | 15 |
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order in winter
for the archive anyone shipping into Singapore in summer and what do you do about it
14 days to the Netherlands with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen
reship policies vary enormously. GGPeps honoured one for me without being pushed, which is not universal
vat is usually charged on declared value plus shipping, and the handling fee is often more than the vat
tracking has been dark for 9 days, at what point do i worry
winter shipping into a cold country risks freezing, which is a different problem from heat and gets discussed less
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thats the end of it
tracking going dark for a week or ten days at a port is common and resolves on its own most of the time
i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here
customs charge came to €120, is that normal for New Zealand