Postage delays from Asia

[cortex]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone else is having major delays in receiving goods from Asia/abroad?

My item landedin the UK on the 2nd of December and I still have not received it and nor has the post office track&trace updated itself.

Hope its not confiscated by customs or anything like that (!) Getting bit anxious now as the Golden Period approaches us and I have limited stock

[rsot]

I ordered something for personal use - seller botched it and sent something that was way way off and now Canada customs want me to come in an sign to have counterfeit item destroyed ha.

[cortex]

sorry to hear that buddy.

im from the UK

[oompaloompa]

I would say that given the time of year, it is not unusual to see this, normally all of a sudden tracking changes and its on its way to local depot

[cortex]

Im hoping its to do with adverse weather conditions. Pray it comes soon!
Liked your post oompa in the "what does your username mean"..very scientific, biological sciences infact although im not sure it means anything?? lol

[holymoly]

Originally Posted by rsot

I ordered something for personal use - seller botched it and sent something that was way way off and now Canada customs want me to come in an sign to have counterfeit item destroyed ha.

AKA, sign your consent to go to jail! Haha, really...consent to destroy counterfeit items? That is like asking for permission to destroy a stash of drugs, bombs, etc...

I hope no one here has done this before!

[forummember]

EMS or DHL?

If it's EMS were the contents prohibited items, if so, then depending on the quantity it could have been seized because Customs really crack down around this time of year.

[holymoly]

It's always during the rush times of the year...

[cortex]

Do you know what was in the package that was deemed counterfeit?
What are the hot items UK customs like to seize/destroy?...just out of curiosity

[oompaloompa]

ghd, software eg microsoft, uggs, anything branded potentially

[cortex]

hmmm...........

[Recherché]

I'm getting a delay as well from Asia using EMS. It has been saying orgin is preparing to ship since 12/06. Normally even with EMS I should have received items already.

[oompaloompa]

whats hmm mean cortex, expecting a box of ghd favoured ugg software?

[Axcend]

this happened to me in the USA. My package tracking for HK Post was jumping from coast to coast until it randomly showed up on my doorstep when tracking said it was still on the west coast (I live on the east). I think tracking with EMS is a little more reliable, but I haven't ordered in a few weeks

[forummember]

Anything branded is seen as hot. Nike etc, they've been cracking down heavily all year. If you need advice on it, PM me.

[cortex]

must be the crazy weather we had. where i am we had 14 inches of snow..sounds insane but i actually measured it! the package arrived in the end, albeit 8 days later than usual.

oompa..lol nah im not expecting any of those horrible items..although i did used to sell ghds back in the days and used to order in massive boxes of like 50. never had problems...but they became impossible to sell. havent touched them in years! and uggs are just UGGly..i wouldnt want them in my house ...bleh!! theyre for mUGGs

[imjustme]

UK Customs is swamped, as are the US and other countries, during the Christmas weeks. Sure the item arrived in the UK, but Customs has delays processing and clearing the packages. Imagine a smurf trying to clear a football stadium full of packages. That's Customs during Christmas.

[oompaloompa]

worst is airmail tracking, takes 10 days just to show that it got posted, then you need to wait another 2 more weeks to get it, if you are lucky..

[dburnside]

my item left china 2nd december still not arrived normally takes 3 days to get from china to me

[cortex]

3 days!!! wow thats super quick! which kind of shipping do they use?
The quickest ive ever seen in the past few years is 7 days from China

[holymoly]

A) it's the UK coming from china. Customs is a B#@$@

B)China had a week long holiday not too long ago

C)They usually have delays if they ship anything other than EMS/DHL

[dburnside]

cortex, i meant from china customs clearance to uk, it normally takes few days to get to that stage