Sporran Stuck in Customs

[Hendry]

I feel your pain, I had the same thing happen, sporran coming into Canada, held in customs for a week ... or two, it did eventually show up. I believe the sender would have to initiate an investigation if needed. Wompet may have some insight...

Cheers
Dave

[JSFMACLJR]

Is it a sealskin sporran, per chance?

[Dram]

Is it a sealskin sporran, per chance?

Well the seller never listed it as seal skin, and I never asked. It appeared to me to possibly be seal skin and mink. It was also only stamped leather no mention of the fur type.

If customs was to confiscate it I assume they would have sent me a letter?

[Dram]

I feel your pain, I had the same thing happen, sporran coming into Canada, held in customs for a week ... or two, it did eventually show up. I believe the sender would have to initiate an investigation if needed. Wompet may have some insight...

Cheers
Dave

Thanks. Maybe there is hope! So far it's been in the U.S. 8 days hopefully it will be released soon.

[DeWayne Ross]

It may just be due to the fact it's coming from out of the country. When I had a kilt sent from Scotland it also was held up in customs with no explenation. It did in fact finally come through, although it did take a while.

I would expect no communication from them. I would imagine you recieved this information through your vender, I would stay in contact with them on it. Good luck.

[Dram]

It may just be due to the fact it's coming from out of the country. When I had a kilt sent from Scotland it also was held up in customs with no explenation. It did in fact finally come through, although it did take a while.

I would expect no communication from them. I would imagine you recieved this information through your vender, I would stay in contact with them on it. Good luck.

How long did it take for your kilt?

[gordontaos]

I have had prescription drugs confiscated when being shipped to me from Canada.
I received a polite form letter in the mail about the confiscation. For what its worth, when it comes to prescription drugs, the sender merely sends off another package that then safely arrives.

[ForresterModern]

Some of it depends on the method of shipping. We all know that while FEDEX gets your packages thorugh quickly they often come back at you with a delayed customs duty ding attached to an additional handling fee, quite substantial. Buut at least they are trackable.

Stuff sent from Scotland or the UK in general via Royal mails takes a slow boat, is less likely to be hit with customs duties unless it is an expensive and bulky item like a kilt, but often takes forever (read several weeks) getting thorugh customs, as it is a low priority for them. It may also be trackable from hte time it leave the shop until it hits customs in the states, but then disappears off the radart until it either shows up on your doorstep via USPS some time later, or you get a form leter about your package being held for whatever reason they deem necesary.

Parcel Force kind of splits the difference time wise, getting things through the system a bit faster, and often avoiding the customs duties fees, but is typically delivered by DHL on this side of the pond. Since DHL cut back their US services a couple years ago they are less reliable in delivery than others. I had a custom woven tartan handsewn kilt made and sent from Scotland last summer that they never bothered to deliver becasue they could not find my address, did not bother to call us at home, and did not attempt second delivery, instead holding it in storage for a month before alledgedly returning it to the scottish vendor (although they say they never got it either---hmmm) and it was lost completely in teh system for 5 months. The vendor is right now replacing it with an identical custom weave and handsewn kilt that should be finished in the next couple weeks, and hopefully will be in hand by the end of the month.

Yours is probably a Royal Mails service delivery that got to US customs, where Royal Mails cannot further track it, and will eventually be handed over to the USPS where tracking is not provided on international packages like your. so it will likely exit customs and show up on your doorstep without further adieu, one of these days. Have patience. As long as you don't get a letter stating that your item is illegal to import you should be fine.

jeff

[DeWayne Ross]

When I learned the kilt had been held up to the time I got it was about a month and a half.