customs

the personal import thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down. It is the sort of thing everyone half-believes and nobody writes down. Posted a question…

personal import — 8 things I got wrong before I got it right. I have gone back and forth on this for months. Clearance took four days and the carrier took eleven. I had…

Posting this as a discussion rather than a claim: the jurisdiction thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down. Asked the supplier what documentation…

The title is the argument: customs held it 19 days and released it with no note. Here is the rest of it. Since the title puts numbers in the shop window: 19 days.…

Posting this as a discussion rather than a claim: personal import rules, my country, with the actual citations. Where a supplier holds regional stock, the shipment is…

personal import is doing more work than we give it credit for. It is the sort of thing everyone half-believes and nobody writes down. A hold, a request for information…

jurisdiction — 3 things I got wrong before I got it right. I have gone back and forth on this for months. Clearance took four days and the carrier took eleven. I had…

seizure — what am I missing here. If this has been answered properly somewhere, link me and I will delete. Research-use-only labelling is a description of intended use,…

the customs rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining, and here is what changes in practice if it goes ahead. Got a request for information and treated…

how do you actually verify personal import. I would rather ask a basic question now than get this wrong quietly for two months. A hold, a request for information and a…

the seizure advice in here is 3 years out of date. Change my mind, genuinely — I have no stake in being right about this. 3 years — those are the numbers, and they are…

Asking properly rather than in a comment on somebody else’s thread: help me understand declared value, I have read the wiki twice. Where a supplier holds regional…

Thinking out loud about this: letter arrived, no prosecution, here is exactly what it said. The rules where I live changed between two orders six months apart. Nothing…

proposal — a flair for personal import posts, and it will stay as it is unless somebody makes the case to change it. The order to do things in when something is held,…

the import rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. Disagreement welcome, but bring a concrete alternative wording. Clearance took four days and the…

Asking properly rather than in a comment on somebody else’s thread: declared value — does under-declaring help or hurt. Where a supplier holds regional stock, the…

The title is the whole question — does jurisdiction actually matter or is it forum lore at this point — but here is why I am asking. Kept every document including the…

genuine question about customs that I am slightly embarrassed to ask — that is what I am asking, and I have already read the wiki twice. Research-use-only labelling is…

Trying to get a straight answer on this: help me understand seizure, I have read the wiki twice. Where a supplier holds regional stock, the shipment is domestic and…

Trying to get a straight answer on this: Canada — has anyone got a straight answer on seizure. Asked the supplier what documentation travels with the shipment and got a…

Question in the title, detail here: does anyone have a straight answer on transit vs destination liability. Nothing on this board is legal advice. Where a notice…

does personal import actually matter or is it forum lore at this point. I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source. The order to do things in…

Something I keep coming back to: jurisdiction — 24 things I got wrong before I got it right. Asked somebody qualified locally rather than relying on this board. Best…

reading seizure threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. Declared value and product description are chosen by…

why does nobody talk about seizure. I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source. The order to do things in when something is held, which is not…