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Hi,
I recently exchanged a jacket to Swanndri (NZ) (excellent company to deal with, by the way! :thumbup
from here in Canada, and it waited about 10-12 weeks in NZ customs. No specific reason; and I was unable to track it once it left Canada (shipped by Canada Post).
I've had knives take up to 12 weeks from the US, though usually it's much quicker; I've yet to determine a predictable reason why some are held up and others aren't (none have been scary/tactical or illegal locally).
I receive lots of camping/clothing gear from UK/NZ/Europe/US... while there have been some inexplicably long delays, so far I've never had anything completely lost.
I'm thinking this will just be a matter of time for your package to arrive .
I recently exchanged a jacket to Swanndri (NZ) (excellent company to deal with, by the way! :thumbup
from here in Canada, and it waited about 10-12 weeks in NZ customs. No specific reason; and I was unable to track it once it left Canada (shipped by Canada Post).I've had knives take up to 12 weeks from the US, though usually it's much quicker; I've yet to determine a predictable reason why some are held up and others aren't (none have been scary/tactical or illegal locally).
I receive lots of camping/clothing gear from UK/NZ/Europe/US... while there have been some inexplicably long delays, so far I've never had anything completely lost.
I'm thinking this will just be a matter of time for your package to arrive .
Jaxx
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I should add this as a hypothetical scenario (Hopefully Esav Benyamin will see this and give us a more expert opinion on this than my very unexpert opinion! ):
If U.S. Customs has received credible info concerning any possible threat via mail, they will step up x-raying/inspecting inbound packages... which will in turn will slow down the process of packages clearing through Customs. Due to the volume of inbound Intl. packages, even stepping up the process a little will really add on the time. Now, I'm not saying that this is what is going on, but it may be a possibility. The other possibility is that there may so many packages arriving around the same time, that it is taking longer to get them through.
Now knowing who the Seller is... IIRC, his rep is solid, and I'm sure that he'll do what he can from his end to help. :thumbup: My wager is on you getting that package this week... that is if we don't get slammed with snow!! (I'm near Philly too.
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):If U.S. Customs has received credible info concerning any possible threat via mail, they will step up x-raying/inspecting inbound packages... which will in turn will slow down the process of packages clearing through Customs. Due to the volume of inbound Intl. packages, even stepping up the process a little will really add on the time. Now, I'm not saying that this is what is going on, but it may be a possibility. The other possibility is that there may so many packages arriving around the same time, that it is taking longer to get them through.
Now knowing who the Seller is... IIRC, his rep is solid, and I'm sure that he'll do what he can from his end to help. :thumbup: My wager is on you getting that package this week... that is if we don't get slammed with snow!! (I'm near Philly too.
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I guess main reason is cost. And for that the buyer has to be willing to pay for.
All in all I haven't lost a package I've sent as yet and none of the purchases I did via the US gone astray, but some got delayed either way.
(knock on wood)
Another thumbs up for SteelWhore on my behalf :thumbup:.
hotrodKelley
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Apparently I didn't get what you were saying here. I thought what you put here was days.
As far as dealing with overseas transactions, the only way, and I mean the only way to go is by fedex.
Hope you get your knife ok. I sure don't want to see another war in the gbu.
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This is a great point... I wonder if the carriers might have more credibility with customs? When I recently shipped overseas with Purolator they wanted to see the contents (a sweater) prior to sealing the box. Unfortunately I had wrapped and taped the box at home, and had to redo it at the depot.
out of curiosity...
which carriers ship/receive overseas shippments, either to or from usa?
are there carriers who do this?
i have made it a point to avoid overseas shipping, and knowingly overseas buying, due to just the problem that i am having...
but, if a carrier can account for shippment completely thru the deal, too me this is worth a few extra dinero.
which carriers ship/receive overseas shippments, either to or from usa?
are there carriers who do this?
i have made it a point to avoid overseas shipping, and knowingly overseas buying, due to just the problem that i am having...
but, if a carrier can account for shippment completely thru the deal, too me this is worth a few extra dinero.
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Just want to poke my head in here to add that the BEST and ONLY way to ship from the US to Canada is good old US Postal Service Priority/Express.
Using any other carrier such as UPS/FedEx/DHL etc, is nothing but asking for trouble because those carriers tack on exorbitant brokerage and administrative fee's payable before they hand over the package. Conversely, being that US Postal and Canada Post are both government agencies they are set up for dealing with customs/brokerage in house. I have never been assessed an administrative fee over $10 using US Postal / Canada Post. We still have to pay government sales tax (GST), but we would pay that if we bought retail from within Canada anyway so that's a moot issue.
I would also like to add that we Canadians really do appreciate those seller's who are on board with dealing cross border. For those that shy away I would just ask that you consider a prospective buyers feedback and reputation before denying a sale...if the terms and conditions are laid out beforehand it's not a very onerous process at all.
Using any other carrier such as UPS/FedEx/DHL etc, is nothing but asking for trouble because those carriers tack on exorbitant brokerage and administrative fee's payable before they hand over the package. Conversely, being that US Postal and Canada Post are both government agencies they are set up for dealing with customs/brokerage in house. I have never been assessed an administrative fee over $10 using US Postal / Canada Post. We still have to pay government sales tax (GST), but we would pay that if we bought retail from within Canada anyway so that's a moot issue.
I would also like to add that we Canadians really do appreciate those seller's who are on board with dealing cross border. For those that shy away I would just ask that you consider a prospective buyers feedback and reputation before denying a sale...if the terms and conditions are laid out beforehand it's not a very onerous process at all.
