Dreaded DHL Clearance delay

[GTB]

2 days in customs is nothing to worry about

as far as the US forum-lings have posted

like mike017 suggested,give them a ring and see what the hold up is about

IMO its not over till the fat lady at customs is singing,on her way home with your shipment of copied fitness dvd`s.

[mike017]

Mine is in custom since last Friday. Should I freak now?

[heyheyjulia]

I know i shouldn't give away my products of what they are but they do not have any logos they are the "e pads" MID tablets. Do you guys know if they will have any problems? They sell on e b without violating anything so i would think they are ok to go. I don't mind telling you guys because i don't sell online right now, I am selling locally so it is all cash. I called DHL and they said it is with customs and they will physically open the package. I spoke with my supplier and mentioned that this is still quite normal. My prior shipment went in with ease. What do you guys do when it gets seized? Do you loose on your money, does your supplier loose out? do you guys go half and half? This sucks it is $2,600 shipment i paid for.

[unkown5454]

Lost shipments are discussed with your supplier. But, e P a d s are fine as that is not branded by anyone here in the USA. I have even seen stores trying to push these things super cheap online as well as many other cheap random Chinese pads.

[heyheyjulia]

well uknown, i am still a little worried but you just calmed my nerves down from 100% all the way to 25% haha. Man i Just got so many customers waiting on these. I am making myself look bad because it was supposed to arrive on Tuesday, it is now Friday and i'm just stalling them telling them they will get here soon, they will get here soon. The good thing is they still won't go to competition cause i still have them cheaper lol.

Anyways, appreciate your input!

[unkown5454]

No problem. It happens with laptops, GPS units, other major electronics, etc. Same reason why the airports here in our country are so strict about inspecting any carry on computers and computer related items. Aftermath of 9/11.

Regarding the e P a d s, props to Google for creating an OS that you can literally slap on any device and people will buy it.

[heyheyjulia]

i see... i am just a beginner at importing so i need more research lol... I've been selling before but items purchased on clearance, yard sales, etc..when i had a trip to China, i was amazed at how much things are cheap over there. i might be an agent one day living there.

I would think that e p a d s were ok for clearance as i had no problems last shipments and also because no brands, logos and a free a n d r o i d system made it better for me to decide selling these.

[RomexTM]

DHL is great in Australia

[Sell4more2]

I would just like to update everyone. Customs officials at DHL have been holding every

package coming in from China. One supplier told me they have 50 shipments held in

customs since last Friday!

[heyheyjulia]

Originally Posted by Sell4more2

I would just like to update everyone. Customs officials at DHL have been holding every

package coming in from China. One supplier told me they have 50 shipments held in

customs since last Friday!

WHAT!!! no WAY! thanks for the info.... thought i was the lucky one but I guess not -___-

[cardfelon]

I had a package that arrived in Cincinnati last Saturday. It sat till Tuesday before they cleared it for release. It went from Cincinnati to Salt Lake. I live in Idaho. Then the package got redirected to Erlanger, Kentucky for another customs inspection. It had already cleared once in Cincinnati.

I called DHL and they told me it was recalled by customs for some reason. Then today I got a call from DHL saying my package was released and it would be on my doorstep on Monday by 5. The package did have VERO items in it and this was a 60lb package.

So just hang tight and just because it has sat in customs for a day or two it doesn't mean it is seized right away.

[HurricaneHuntr]

Not to poop on your parade. But ive had them tell me its going to be released and will arrive the next day... and it never did

[JRYAN34]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

Just an FYI....

A common myth is that customs seizes only counterfeit items.

But the fact is, it is illegal to import any copyrighted or trademarked material for re-sale unless you have a letter of authority from the rights owner.

are you fcuking stupid? counterfeit is trademarked/copyrighted items

[JRYAN34]

99% of you are dumbasses. I have had 70 packages, 30 of which are 40lbs or more, and every single one has cleared. Guess how many are counterfiets...ZERO. You all need to get a life.

[GTB]

nothing is guaranteed

but more times than not,if they say its on its way,,,it most probably will be!!!

[unkown5454]

Originally Posted by Moscutter

Not to poop on your parade. But ive had them tell me its going to be released and will arrive the next day... and it never did

That's why they always sneak in the words, "pending any unforeseeable delays".

Pay attention when you speak to them. Of course no delivery company can guarantee a godd*mn thing these days.

[heyheyjulia]

i went ahead and placed another order (small one) this time. Should i tell them to send to a different address or same one? Is there really a blacklist customs has?

[GTB]

not too sure but its always better to be safe than sorry

[cardfelon]

This isn't the first time I've had this happen to me. And I just checked the tracking number and it departed earlier this evening from KY. It no longer says "Contact DHL". Pretty sure the package will be here tomorrow.

[JRYAN34]

MOSCUTTER IS A FCUKING TOOL.......haha

[HurricaneHuntr]

congrats, you dodged. Must of put an extra point in it at last level up. good work, who said dodge and parry are worthless skills when you could go all offensive


Confused? I'm not

[heyheyjulia]

Originally Posted by GTB

not too sure but its always better to be safe than sorry

I took the liberty to gamble and used same address.. so far so good..........I would have to guess it is the size of the package that counts..lol

Friday, September 30, 2011 Location Time
14 Departed Facility in LOS ANGELES GATEWAY - USA LOS ANGELES GATEWAY, CA - USA 07:44
13 Processed at LOS ANGELES GATEWAY - USA LOS ANGELES GATEWAY, CA - USA 04:11
12 Clearance processing complete at LOS ANGELES GATEWAY - USA LOS ANGELES GATEWAY, CA - USA 04:01
11 Arrived at Sort Facility LOS ANGELES GATEWAY - USA LOS ANGELES GATEWAY, CA - USA 03:46
10 Departed Facility in HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 02:40
9 Processed at HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 01:12

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Location Time
8 Clearance processing complete at HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 21:55
7 Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 19:33
6 Departed Facility in SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 17:18
5 Processed at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 17:13
4 Arrived at Sort Facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 16:33
3 Departed Facility in GUANGZHOU - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC GUANGZHOU - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 14:48
2 Processed at GUANGZHOU - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC GUANGZHOU - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 14:45
1 Shipment picked up GUANGZHOU - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 13:17