import is the most under-discussed thing on this board
import is the most under-discussed thing on this board. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. Total transit includes a clearance stage that is not under the carrier’s control. Separating clearance time from carrier time is the first step in diagnosing any delay. A hold, a request for…
Is there a deadline on the notice?
Cosigning on paperwork. The boring documents are the ones that matter when a process starts.
clearance time is not carrier time
Have you asked the supplier what they declare?
Yes. Nothing here is legal advice and the good posts on this board say so themselves.
This. Ordering from regional stock takes the entire question off the table, which is why it comes up in every one of these threads.
do not post your own address details when asking
Right, and clearance time is not carrier time. Blaming the shipper for a customs queue is a category error.