jurisdiction — 14 things I got wrong before I got it right
Something I keep coming back to: jurisdiction — 14 things I got wrong before I got it right. Got a request for information and treated it as a seizure for two days before actually reading it. It was neither dramatic nor difficult. The rules where I live changed between two orders six months apart. Nothing was…
How long has it been sitting, and at which stage?
How long has it been sitting, and at which stage?
Adding the standing caveat — nothing here is legal advice and this one genuinely warrants somebody qualified.
Adding the standing caveat — nothing here is legal advice and this one genuinely warrants somebody qualified.
lane_watcher is right that regional stock is the structural answer rather than a trick.
Which country, and which country did it ship from?
What does the notice actually say, in its own words?
a hold is not a seizure and people conflate them constantly
Pointing this one at somebody qualified locally. Nothing on this board is legal advice.
Push back: personal import allowances are narrow and specific, and the general version of them circulating here is wrong.
ask the supplier what documentation accompanies the shipment
Kept every document including the dull ones. When a process started, having the dates in order made it short.
Correcting myself upthread: the guidance I quoted was superseded last year.
A hold, a request for information and a seizure are distinct administrative events. Each has its own process and deadlines, and the notice itself states which one you have.
the rules differ between neighbouring countries and change by year
Research-use-only labelling is a description of intended use, not a customs classification. It does not by itself determine how anything is treated at a border.
a seizure notice is a document with a process attached, read it
Research-use-only labelling is a description of intended use, not a customs classification.
Agreed — read the notice before deciding what has happened. Most of the panic here is misclassification.