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Thread · #shipping-customs · 2025-05-15

the transit table is pinned and built from what

Spun off from a message in #shipping-customs on 2025-05-15. 12 messages, 4 participants.

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  • nausea_window — the transit table is pinned and built from what members actually reported, not from what suppliers quote, anyway 10:49
NW

i declare it as what it is at a low value. we do not discuss wording beyond that here

HH

parcel is sitting at a port with no movement, is that customs or just a port

NW

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

HH

17 days to Singapore with working tracking the whole way is at the good end of what i have seen

YV

tracking has been dark for 5 days, at what point do i worry

TT

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

YV

a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that the vial cooked. lyophilised powder is robust

TT

if you query a missing parcel, be factual and patient. the good suppliers respond to that

TT

postal has been better than courier for me every single time. couriers are more thorough