Uk Postage delays?
Uk Postage delays?
Hey guys...., I ordered Resident Evil 4 from NCSX on 13th Jan, and when i've told them I haven't recieved it yet, they told me that parcels from the us to the uk are now taking a lot longer, even up to a month(!!!) in transit due to supposed enhanced checking at customs..... Now, I haven't heard anything about this (I ordered KOF 94 rebout from them just after christmas and it came in less than a week.....) So are they just bsing me? Anyone else getting longer than usual delays?
Only part of it is customs... The UK mail service is deplorably slow anyway, ESPECIALLY surface mail. Never ever use surface - it's like giving them a license to 'deliver it one day, eventually'.
If you have things sent inbound, use EMS or Global Express. Costs more but is very much quicker, and frequently if customs are overloaded they seem to pass these straight through (note - Play Asia and Lik Sang packages always get taxed for some reason).
For outbound, there shouldn't be any customs checking as far as I'm aware, though it can take up to a week to actually leave the country even when airmail.
If you have things sent inbound, use EMS or Global Express. Costs more but is very much quicker, and frequently if customs are overloaded they seem to pass these straight through (note - Play Asia and Lik Sang packages always get taxed for some reason).
For outbound, there shouldn't be any customs checking as far as I'm aware, though it can take up to a week to actually leave the country even when airmail.