International Shipping & Ordering: Stories/Tips/Tricks/Advice

[thejukes]

No it isn't.



What specifically was customs fraud?

Pretty straightforward.

You could have been asking what specifically made me chuckle.

Declaring an imported commodity as something else to avoid duty is customs fraud. Entering into an agreement with other parties to do so makes it a conspiracy, whether or not the substantive offense is actually committed.

 

[sacrelicio]

You could have been asking what specifically made me chuckle.

Declaring an imported commodity as something else to avoid duty is customs fraud. Entering into an agreement with other parties to do so makes it a conspiracy, whether or not the substantive offense is actually committed.

Collectible glassware? It is though.

 

[sacrelicio]

You could have been asking what specifically made me chuckle.

Declaring an imported commodity as something else to avoid duty is customs fraud. Entering into an agreement with other parties to do so makes it a conspiracy, whether or not the substantive offense is actually committed.

 

[thejukes]

IP trace initiated.

You criminal masterminds are going down!

 

[jmgrub]

Without getting into specifics, I don't think this thread rises to the level of a conspiracy.

 

[boogercrack]

You could have been asking what specifically made me chuckle.

Declaring an imported commodity as something else to avoid duty is customs fraud. Entering into an agreement with other parties to do so makes it a conspiracy, whether or not the substantive offense is actually committed.

i don't tell the webshops what to put on the packaging forms for contents. i've never entered an agreement on that. good day sir.

 

[thejukes]

No need to get defensive, fellas. If you're not doing anything wrong, you're not doing anything wrong. Willful blindness is not a defense, though.

The law that covers false invoicing is Title 18 United States Code, Section 542.

 

[thejukes]

Without getting into specifics, I don't think this thread rises to the level of a conspiracy.

That's not what I meant to imply. Some of the posts do hint at behavior that absolutely constitutes a conspiracy to evade duty by false invoicing.

Let me clarify: I could not possibly care less. This thread is just theater of the mind, after all.

 

[daniel1]

Didn't they use DHL, or at least a shipper different than Bpost/USPS for a shot window about 2 years ago? If I recall correctly they had a bunch of issues getting the boxes through customs and reverted back to Bpost/USPS pretty quickly.

Or am I imagining that?

Mikkeller had some issues with DHL about a year ago.

 

[BusinessSloth]

I have a box coming from overseas that is just hauling ass. I expect it to be delivered tomorrow, which would make 10 days door-to-door shipping. Not bad at all.

 

[sacrelicio]

I have a box coming from overseas that is just hauling ass. I expect it to be delivered tomorrow, which would make 10 days door-to-door shipping. Not bad at all.

yeah the two international boxes I've been in on took a week. Pretty slick

 

[BusinessSloth]

yeah the two international boxes I've been in on took a week. Pretty slick

Did it go through Chicago? Chicago customs bum rushes it through.

 

[SSTroller]

Has anyone else around Chicago had their BiaB box go through LAX recently like Thorpe429 ?
I have one that's ready, but not sure if I should pull the trigger for shipment if more are going West for whatever reason.

 

[boogercrack]

Check that one out slothy... if I'd have been here for delivery on the 18th it'd have been a new record for me

 

[sacrelicio]

Did it go through Chicago? Chicago customs bum rushes it through.

Yup.

Funny tho, regular domestic ground FedEx packages crawl whenever they have to go through Chicago, at least for me.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Check that one out slothy... if I'd have been here for delivery on the 18th it'd have been a new record for me

Having a share at the ginger man next Friday if you're interested

 

[drbenzo1]

Trade partner in the Netherlands shipped Monday and arrived today no hassles... Stoked

 

[user 305778]

From Belgium to Philly in 5 days. Didn't even show up on tracking in the US it was so quick.

Edit. Also the packing by etre was amazing.

 

[andrewdrinks]

My record was getting a box to thrashD over Christmas - was in my hands in the UK at 1pm on Dec 23, was delivered to Columbus, OH at 11am on Dec 26. Got there so quickly he was still on vacation and his neighbour took it in! Clearly customs in OH have a ZFG attitude during the holiday season.

 

[thrashD]

My record was getting a box to thrashD over Christmas - was in my hands in the UK at 1pm on Dec 23, was delivered to Columbus, OH at 11am on Dec 26. Got there so quickly he was still on vacation and his neighbour took it in! Clearly customs in OH have a ZFG attitude during the holiday season.

I just recently got a box from Belgium in 4 days, which blew my mind with all the recent boxes getting sent back. My boxes usually clear customs at ORD for whatever reason too.

 

[ridglens]

real quick:
I don't think ANY of us would think it's worth it to creatively (but truthfully) label a box to avoid the duty. the duty on beer is stupid cheap, especially at the volumes it makes sense to ship and at the cost/bottle already. what is it, like $0.50 or less per bottle?

I would absolutely tape a friggin $20 to every box I shipped to pay duty if that meant it wouldn't be bounced. but that's not the issue, the issue is that it's illegal to ship alcohol (apparently always by USPS, conditionally by other means) which makes ZERO sense to begin with... and people in charge of importing/distributing beer have better lobbyists than we do.

 

[sherm10161]

What has been people's experience with BiaB and the time from order to shipping? I have an order that's been sitting in "Preparation of your order" since Saturday. Just contemplating at what point I should send them an email.

 

[SSTroller]

What has been people's experience with BiaB and the time from order to shipping? I have an order that's been sitting in "Preparation of your order" since Saturday. Just contemplating at what point I should send them an email.

I had great experiences last year with them, with quick service, but I've been recently trying to get Kurt to send a box for over a month now. There was initially some miscommunication with similar names, to which I received the wrong tracking number, but it turned out to be a different Jeff's order. During that time, he was replying within 24 hours of my emails, but it's been 2 weeks since I've sent my last email asking for an update and payment invoice for shipping without a reply. Between that and all the other stories here, it seems he is definitely experiencing some lagging?
I'm actually now more worried about the LAX situation, since there was a Chicago bound box that went through LAX for some reason and got kicked back.

EDIT: To answer your question, last year I was getting my boxes delivered within 10 days if I remember correctly.

 

[sherm10161]

I had great experiences last year with them, with quick service, but I've been recently trying to get Kurt to send a box for over a month now. There was initially some miscommunication with similar names, to which I received the wrong tracking number, but it turned out to be a different Jeff's order. During that time, he was replying within 24 hours of my emails, but it's been 2 weeks since I've sent my last email asking for an update and payment invoice for shipping without a reply. Between that and all the other stories here, it seems he is definitely experiencing some lagging?
I'm actually now more worried about the LAX situation, since there was a Chicago bound box that went through LAX for some reason and got kicked back.

EDIT: To answer your question, last year I was getting my boxes delivered within 10 days if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the info. I sent Kurt an email just to see what's up.

I'm still pretty surprised at a box going from Belgium to anywhere in the US would go through LAX, but especially something bound for Chicago.

 

[SSTroller]

Thanks for the info. I sent Kurt an email just to see what's up.

I'm still pretty surprised at a box going from Belgium to anywhere in the US would go through LAX, but especially something bound for Chicago.

Let me know if you hear back from him. I'm due to send him another to see what's going on.

Yeah, I don't understand why it would either. If yours goes through NY or Chicago and is fine, I may just send mine to my folk's place up in Winneconne.
Thorpe429 , did you ever find out why yours went through LAX?

 

[pmoney]

Colorado TBers - where have your Belgium boxes come through customs?

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Colorado TBers - where have your Belgium boxes come through customs?

blue_bleeder just had one go (and send back) through LAX

 

[blue_bleeder]

Colorado TBers - where have your Belgium boxes come through customs?

blue_bleeder just had one go (and send back) through LAX

This....

 

[Labors Of Hercules]

blue_bleeder just had one go (and send back) through LAX

As did I and DrLoveMD

 

[DrLoveMD]

As did I and DrLoveMD

 

[pmoney]

blue_bleeder just had one go (and send back) through LAX

This....

As did I and DrLoveMD

Well ****. So maybe I need to send my Être order to the east coast to be safe?

 

[DrLoveMD]

Well ****. So maybe I need to send my Être order to the east coast to be safe?

Yes, I'd do that for sure. Mine is still stuck in customs.

 

[HenrikO]

This....

Daym. I sure hope FedEx doesn't start X-raying stuff in Memphis... That'd be the end of my trading career.

My wallet would thank me.

 

[LukeAleTime]

HAd something take 23 days to get here, now it's been in customs for a week.

This is killing me. I want my boos

 

[BusinessSloth]

Thanks for the info. I sent Kurt an email just to see what's up.

I'm still pretty surprised at a box going from Belgium to anywhere in the US would go through LAX, but especially something bound for Chicago.

Good luck. I sent multiple emails over a period of roughly 3 weeks with no response till I finally opened PayPal disputes on all the transactions. Guess what, he responded in less than 24 hours and refunded all my money. I guess he can read emails.

Anyway that was my experience and I won't be ordering anything from BIAB ever again. His take on customer service is different than mine. And that's fine of course. Not to say Kurt is a bad guy, again this was just my experience

 

[Nivek43]

I just did my first Biab order and got it sent through Chicago. It took approximately 2 weeks to ship and I got no tracking URL from Kurt since he said it had shipped. I sent an email to him asking for the tracking number but no response. But then the box showed up several days later.

 

[sherm10161]

I just did my first Biab order and got it sent through Chicago. It took approximately 2 weeks to ship and I got no tracking URL from Kurt since he said it had shipped. I sent an email to him asking for the tracking number but no response. But then the box showed up several days later.

Well, that's less than consoling.

 

[bcp5296d]

For any east coasters wondering, mine usually come through Jamaica, NY, get stuck there for about 5 days, and then I get an update about a day before delivery. I've had experiences between 6 days, and 3 weeks as far as shipping time from EU.

 

[MULDER1010]

HAd something take 23 days to get here, now it's been in customs for a week.

This is killing me. I want my boos

Buy from Barnys and no stress at all

 

[MULDER1010]

Have a box sitting in customs for a month from Chicago now. Total mess. Wrong last name, wrong tracking number, wrong you name it. Was an express USPS box. 7 days?? Bordering on a month.
Have had to call Post and customs several times now. Paid the excise on the box a week ago and still no joy.
Maybe the coconut on the BCS Prop will still be around once I get it.