Clearing container at customs
Feb 23rd 2010 | 9:54 am
#17
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Re: Clearing container at customs
So if I contact the brokers you mentioned, for a fee, they could clear the shipment for my hubby and he doesn't have to be there? Sorry if I sound dumb but I just want to make completely sure before I tell my hubby whether he has to go or not. I think I will send Pacific an email and ask them. Thanks
Feb 23rd 2010 | 11:33 am
#18
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From: Cochrane, Alberta
Re: Clearing container at customs
I don't know if it was a random check - the shipping agents mentioned that it was because we were coppers (and of course, we were trying to smuggle in our illegal arsenal between the bed linen) - but I don't buy that 'cos it would never have said anywhere on our documentation what our professions were. There were no weapons listed by the way.
They emptied the whole container over the warehouse floor and x-rayed every item. They opened the box that contained tinned foods but my stash of baked beans were safe. The didn't open another box containing dried foods, herbs and spices, etc. And they opened up one other box - I think my old wooden truncheon looked "interesting" in the x-ray!
, and they opened up a crated picture.Items were damaged but I cannot say when. I suspect most were damaged not in transit, or even when the container was emptied - but when they re-loaded the whole lot into a lorry to bring it to the house, things were scratched and dented
Feb 23rd 2010 | 7:08 pm
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