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    Quote Originally Posted by Kilted Cole View Post
    Bloody Deck of Cards Batman! that's ridiculous!
    What cheeses ME off is that they are the only ones- I don't know if there is some problem with illicit traffic between US/CAN, but the problem only exists here over a supposedly "Free Trade" border.

    Downunder Kilt holds the record of receiving my fastest-to-date shipment to AUS, at 7 days (actual, not business days) door-to-door. The UK regularly processes things in 2-3 days as well.
    I've heard from the staff at my local post office that they've been getting complaints from customers about the delays... (not that it's USPS's or CAN/POST's issue).

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    Maybe I need to see if I can get a job at customs.....attempt to speed things up a bit.
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    My last package from the States sat at the border for 4 or 5 days. That was a couple of weeks ago.

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    I had sporran sit there for 2 weeks before they decided to return to sender. It is coming up with some friends who spend winters in Florida next week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendry View Post
    I had sporran sit there for 2 weeks before they decided to return to sender. It is coming up with some friends who spend winters in Florida next week.
    Was there a problem with clearance? That's very odd. The very few times I've had a problem arise Customs has always called me (the sender) to clear things up- Even that one time when the customs people in Spain had no blasted idea what the heck a "Sporran" was (even though it was clearly tagged with the appropriate description of (Leather bag, mens) and the appropriate HS code.

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    It was more question of the fur it was made from, I suspect the seller may have had some issues in the past shipping some exotic skins across the border and may be flagged with the customs agency. Mine was only a beaver skin, I suspect rather than having a expert on staff to identify furs it's easier to reject them where documentation doesn't appear to support it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendry View Post
    It was more question of the fur it was made from, I suspect the seller may have had some issues in the past shipping some exotic skins across the border and may be flagged with the customs agency. Mine was only a beaver skin, I suspect rather than having a expert on staff to identify furs it's easier to reject them where documentation doesn't appear to support it.
    AH, that's a different story entirely.

    US Fish & Wildlife regulate all trade in "Wild" or "Game" animals. Even if it is not a protected specie they are supposed to inspect it. If it was caught at customs and delivered to USF&W then it would certainly explain the delay. The license for Commercially importing or exporting 'game' is $100/yr. There is an inspection fee as well. So even though beaver is a legal fur to ship, it is illegal to ship it without an inspection.

    This does not apply to farmed/domesticated animals. (Goat/pig/cow/horse)

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    The seller no longer ships to Canada as a result, for better or worse.

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    Nice work HippieLee, I'm starting to do an long hair sporran found the leather,long horse hair cheap,cheap.

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    Bluescelt I can use all the help I can get, sources for materials would be great.
    Thanks hag

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