EvilMonkee Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Believe me, none of that will work with UPS who are simply the biggest bunch of idiots I have ever dealt with. Plus the OP was talking about Parcelforce not UPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudotectonic Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The method is carrier-agnostic because it doesn't matter who is the courier, the parcel has to go through customs at some point. Having the seller print it out is the best way to make sure it stays declared all the way. At no point in time customs can get spooked by an undeclared gun shaped object. novioman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 09/04/2025 at 12:50, Pseudotectonic said: The method is carrier-agnostic because it doesn't matter who is the courier, the parcel has to go through customs at some point. Having the seller print it out is the best way to make sure it stays declared all the way. At no point in time customs can get spooked by an undeclared gun shaped object. Expand Incorrect, you are assuming that the carrier doesn't also act as the customs agent - which UPS and others often do. PF go via Border Force and Customs the others frequently don't. Believe me UPS are an issue and avoid using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 09/04/2025 at 07:32, Mini airsoft said: Good news! They have release the parcels Expand That's the same guy i dealt with. š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enid_Puceflange Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 09/04/2025 at 15:09, Anonymoose said: That's the same guy i dealt with. š Expand You mustāve rattled his cage and he took it out on the OP š Cannonfodder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 09/04/2025 at 19:08, Enid_Puceflange said: You mustāve rattled his cage and he took it out on the OP š Expand š¤« Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudotectonic Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 09/04/2025 at 15:01, EvilMonkee said: Incorrect, you are assuming that the carrier doesn't also act as the customs agent - which UPS and others often do. PF go via Border Force and Customs the others frequently don't. Believe me UPS are an issue and avoid using them Expand Customs agents are not customs. And if UPS has a habit of fucking up, all the more reason to tell the seller to attach the declaration from the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Not impoIted for a few years but I always used to e mail border force with details of what was coming and my defence as soon as I received tracking details. As well as this I used to e mail sellers a letter addressed to Border Force to attach to package, Never had any issues. Though as I said this was several years ago, should still work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/04/2025 at 20:06, Pseudotectonic said: Customs agents are not customs. And if UPS has a habit of fucking up, all the more reason to tell the seller to attach the declaration from the get go. Expand You understand what a Customs agent is? Someone who acts on behalf of customs? Its not hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudotectonic Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 10:38, EvilMonkee said: You understand what a Customs agent is? Someone who acts on behalf of customs? Its not hard. Expand What even are you on about? Someone acting on behalf of another person doesn't mean they are the same person. Customs agents are not the one seizing your parcel. I get you are mad about UPS. Which is fine. I am not saying UPS is good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) When I buy from abroad I always include my UKARA with label in the address to make sure it appears clearly on the box. Not had a problem with customs but had to pay taxes a couple of times. Edited April 12 by EDcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) On 12/04/2025 at 18:34, EDcase said: When I buy from abroad I always include my UKARA with label in the address to make sure it appears clearly on the box. Expand Do you by any chance have an example you could share please šš» obviously remove your info and insert goofy details, Iād just like to see a āpro-formaā to follow. It would be very much appreciated. TIA On 09/04/2025 at 11:27, Pseudotectonic said: We should be able to come up with a set of best practice to streamline the process. To ease the process 1. We can make or fill in a declaration form ourselves, and tell the overseas sender to attach it to the parcel. - Since there is no official format of such a declaration, essentially it just needs to says what the parcel is and what it isn't. - To make it extra clear what the relevant rules are, the declaration form can contain small paragraphs to explain this is a VCRA controlled import, 2. The parcel should have clear markings of "VCRA IMPORT SEE DECLARATION" and "UKARA NUMBER", to eliminate any excuse for customs officers (or police) to not look at the declaration attached. Expand Hi @pseudotectonic Did you by any chance create a pro-forma for your above post??? if so would you be kind enough to share it or PM me a copy, obviously with just the blank areas to fill in. I recently popped into a shop in Fort Myers, FL and they have a item Iād love to purchase and ship home to the UK, they have never shipped to the uk before but would be very happy to do so if I provided all the info to prevent what the OP has gone through recently cheers Edited 3 hours ago by r1flyguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, r1flyguy said: Do you by any chance have an example you could share please šš» obviously remove your info and insert goofy details, Iād just like to see a āpro-formaā to follow. It would be very much appreciated. TIA Expand I think what he means is to put your ukara number as part of the address, eg Joe Bloggs ukara no ABC1234, 69 High Street, Anytownville, Acounty. AB1 C23 r1flyguy, novioman and EDcase 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 hours ago, Cannonfodder said: I think what he means is to put your ukara number as part of the address, eg Joe Bloggs ukara no ABC1234, 69 High Street, Anytownville, Acounty. AB1 C23 Expand ok cool, just need to understand the declaration form part and Iām good to go šš» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Yeah, usually there's an unused line in the address field. Joe Blogs, UKARA ABC1234 1 High St, Sunnyville, KT10 1KT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now