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Wasn't an email. Listed on AliExpress On-Line tracking. It was tagged out for delivery earlier this morning.
Crankit
Well-Known Member
What city was it last scanned at?
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Tom Kitta
Ultra Member
Who is your non-UPS broker?
You need to setup your broker with UPS - once you do that the process is very smooth.
A package cannot be "held" by a broker - the package can be held at customs but broker never sees it (at least for normal pp and normal values).
For my UPS stuff the UPS delivers as usual and then I get invoice from Border Bee.
Some pp have issues - DHL did not want to deliver until I paid there fees - I had to contact my broker whom contacted higher up at DHL and then they released - they just crossed over "duty to be paid" in big red marker - i.e. it does not matter who the broker is.
UPS is my preferred way as they seem to work very smoothly with Border Bee.
You need to setup your broker with UPS - once you do that the process is very smooth.
A package cannot be "held" by a broker - the package can be held at customs but broker never sees it (at least for normal pp and normal values).
For my UPS stuff the UPS delivers as usual and then I get invoice from Border Bee.
Some pp have issues - DHL did not want to deliver until I paid there fees - I had to contact my broker whom contacted higher up at DHL and then they released - they just crossed over "duty to be paid" in big red marker - i.e. it does not matter who the broker is.
UPS is my preferred way as they seem to work very smoothly with Border Bee.
Was served an invoice for $12 in brokerage fees in the mail today.... UPS delivered the package May 18?
DPittman
Ultra Member
Yup I've had pretty much the same experience. Aliexpress items some arrived in reasonable time and one item its been 3 months and Aliexpress is supposed to "step in" on my behalf and refund but I haven't seen anything yet. I HATE their app and the way things are done.
Canadium
Ian
In my case I was able to get a refund easily but the lost time is a PITA.
Well, I tried Bangood for a 10 pack of inserts and Ali Express for a lathe DRO recently. Inserts were in my mail box in under 10 days and the DRO was at my door via Fedex within 10 days as well. No duty, no brokerage fees (yet ?).
Haven't tried the inserts yet, still working on mounting the DRO, X-axis works, Y, maybe tomorrow.
Haven't tried the inserts yet, still working on mounting the DRO, X-axis works, Y, maybe tomorrow.
So I ordered this for a 6" HV RT I acquired.
https://www.amazon.ca/INDEXING-Plat...4560f&pd_rd_wg=do9o8&pd_rd_i=B08P51VNXS&psc=1
So far DHL has scanned the package at the following locations in the following order
Sept 30 - DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA
Oct 01 - LEIPZIG - GERMANY
Oct 03/04 - Customs clearance CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA
Oct 05 - LEIPZIG - GERMANY
Oct 05 - MILAN - MALPENSA - ITALY
Estimated Delivery Date
October, 06 2021 - By End of Day
Hmmmm...... some how I doubt the delivery claim.
https://www.amazon.ca/INDEXING-Plat...4560f&pd_rd_wg=do9o8&pd_rd_i=B08P51VNXS&psc=1
So far DHL has scanned the package at the following locations in the following order
Sept 30 - DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA
Oct 01 - LEIPZIG - GERMANY
Oct 03/04 - Customs clearance CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA
Oct 05 - LEIPZIG - GERMANY
Oct 05 - MILAN - MALPENSA - ITALY
Estimated Delivery Date
October, 06 2021 - By End of Day
Hmmmm...... some how I doubt the delivery claim.
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Canadium
Ian
@YYCHM seems to me that when a package starts going backwards like that something has gone wrong. Reminds me of a couple of times when some of my packages went astray. One time the USA shipper put CA as short for Canada and of course some other American interpreted that to mean California. The package went to and vanished in California. It was an item purchased on Amazon and they readily admitted there was an error and I got my money back. Still a PITA because of the hassles and delay.
I'll say one thing is for sure! You are getting a LOT OF SHIPPING for your dollar!
Also keeps guys like @Brent H busy maintaining the shipping lanes.....
For those time frames it must be air cargo. The US customs stuff is confusing. I'm thinking the package is still in Europe somewhere and the US customs stuff is I DUNNO.
