Fantastic
Well-Known Member
After being sent for customs evaluation on 1st Jan my parcel ( kit power amp parts worth Rs 1700 ) the Web Tracking showed nothing else for a long time. On 27th Jan the parcel was brought by the postman ( all squashed up !) with a duty charge of Rs 1690/- ! I told him to take it back and that I would complain to the post master. He said "Why, do you expect to find stones ?"
Anyway, at 5.30 pm I went to the post office on the same day and gave a written request asking it to be re-assessed by customs along with copies of the sellers invoice and my payment for it ( US$28). I came home and at 6.58 pm (!) I logged on to the tracking site and found that there was no entry except for the one on 1st Jan saying sent to customs. Nothing about it being received at my post office and that it was out for delivery.
Today on the 30th Jan I see an entry saying 'Unsuccessful item delivery attempt' and it has been sent back to Kolkata airport sorting office. Time stamp : 5.57 pm 27th Jan !!!
Is there a time lag of over one hour between the post office making an entry and me seeing the updated web data ?
I will be contacting the main post office for an explanation of the entry. Wonder who else has been having issues like this.
I think we must ask all sellers from China to mention the customs HS category and the correct price on the package along with proper content list.The HS list is available on the web and I have posted it on some other thread in 'amplifiers'.
Lets see what will happen !
PS. There are a LOT of complaints on the Net of delayed and excessive duty for parcels that arrive into the country at Kolkata. Claim is that they have to be opened and assessed. Better to attach all information outside to hopefully avoid this delay and meaningless duty.
Anyway, at 5.30 pm I went to the post office on the same day and gave a written request asking it to be re-assessed by customs along with copies of the sellers invoice and my payment for it ( US$28). I came home and at 6.58 pm (!) I logged on to the tracking site and found that there was no entry except for the one on 1st Jan saying sent to customs. Nothing about it being received at my post office and that it was out for delivery.
Today on the 30th Jan I see an entry saying 'Unsuccessful item delivery attempt' and it has been sent back to Kolkata airport sorting office. Time stamp : 5.57 pm 27th Jan !!!
Is there a time lag of over one hour between the post office making an entry and me seeing the updated web data ?
I will be contacting the main post office for an explanation of the entry. Wonder who else has been having issues like this.
I think we must ask all sellers from China to mention the customs HS category and the correct price on the package along with proper content list.The HS list is available on the web and I have posted it on some other thread in 'amplifiers'.
Lets see what will happen !
PS. There are a LOT of complaints on the Net of delayed and excessive duty for parcels that arrive into the country at Kolkata. Claim is that they have to be opened and assessed. Better to attach all information outside to hopefully avoid this delay and meaningless duty.
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