ft order of 40 odd euro will it get stopped by customs??

emmisaro

As above I ordered 40 odd quid of stuff from fast tech and now from reading a thread I see that some people's packages get stopped. Any idea if this is common and also how much customs will charge me if they do? Order hasnt shipped yet so should I cancel it?

emmisaro

emmisaro wrote: »

As above I ordered 40 odd quid of stuff from fast tech and now from reading a thread I see that some people's packages get stopped. Any idea if this is common and also how much customs will charge me if they do? Order hasnt shipped yet so should I cancel it?

Ok I panicked and cancelled the whole lot !

emmisaro

emmisaro wrote: »

As above I ordered 40 odd quid of stuff from fast tech and now from reading a thread I see that some people's packages get stopped. Any idea if this is common and also how much customs will charge me if they do? Order hasnt shipped yet so should I cancel it?

Ok I panicked and cancelled the whole lot !

Tickityboo

emmisaro wrote: »

Ok I panicked and cancelled the whole lot !

Just split the next order in 2

youdipstick

emmisaro wrote: »

As above I ordered 40 odd quid of stuff from fast tech and now from reading a thread I see that some people's packages get stopped. Any idea if this is common and also how much customs will charge me if they do? Order hasnt shipped yet so should I cancel it?

I have ordered 80€ of stuff & no problems with Customs,they are only interested in electrical or electronic stuff,as Tickityboo says,split up your order,I normally order up to 10 or 20€ but sometimes more on one item,also keep the items that says ships next day & in stock together,the items that take 3,5 or 7 business days to ship,keep these separate from eachother,doing all this sometimes improves the shipping time.

Icepick

youdipstick wrote: »

I have ordered 80€ of stuff & no problems with Customs,they are only interested in electrical or electronic stuff,as Tickityboo says,split up your order,I normally order up to 10 or 20€ but sometimes more on one item,also keep the items that says ships next day & in stock together,the items that take 3,5 or 7 business days to ship,keep these separate from eachother,doing all this sometimes improves the shipping time.

By law, everything over €22 should be taxed and customs duty applies to goods over€150.
22 includes postage, but not everything is stopped.

masonchat

I have lost count of how many orders i have had from china now, everything from liters of nicotine , even 990mg nicotine etc by all manner of delivery and not one has ever been pulled touch wood

emmisaro

Thanks I panicked when I saw people had been charged. I'll order from them soon and try to break it down

emmisaro

Thanks I panicked when I saw people had been charged. I'll order from them soon and try to break it down

J Mysterio

I just looked at my order from FT and they really are sneaky little bastards!

* Ticked gift instead of commercial item.
* Put value of $5.31 instead of $47.00.
* Put 'electrical component' as contents.

Brilliant though.

masonchat

emmisaro wrote: »

Thanks I panicked when I saw people had been charged. I'll order from them soon and try to break it down

Dont get me wrong , i try to keep orders as close to the 22 euro limit , free/cheap shipping is a life saver but very few seem to get pulled , fingers crossed your parcel sails through , just keep them low if you can , and if you cant its well worth the risk