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Chicago Customs Seized/Confiscated

Raddave

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Did you have to pay any duty fee at the post office? That is what I am worried about. If they mark the price of the item at 10k and charge me 20% of that.

Nope, they never even opened it, it just sat there and next thing it was released :D
 

lucidreamer

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Did you have to pay any duty fee at the post office? That is what I am worried about. If they mark the price of the item at 10k and charge me 20% of that.

If they mark my rep watch at 10k I would be happy to sell it to the customs myself at a discounted price of $9,999.99. After all it is Christmas Sale now.
 

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Hi everyone,

I just checked the status of my shipment and it states:
Customs status updated CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA

Further Detail: Shipment has been given a release by Customs.
Next Step: Unless there is an adhoc exam or a stop by another regulatory authority the shipment will proceed to delivery

Did someone have that status first and then the package was seized or something? Really confusing :(

Is a good sign that the customs released the package or there is still a chance it may be opened and inspected? Should I be worried. Any suggestions please?
 

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Hi everyone,

I just checked the status of my shipment and it states:
Customs status updated CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA

Further Detail: Shipment has been given a release by Customs.
Next Step: Unless there is an adhoc exam or a stop by another regulatory authority the shipment will proceed to delivery

Did someone have that status first and then the package was seized or something? Really confusing :(

Is a good sign that the customs released the package or there is still a chance it may be opened and inspected? Should I be worried. Any suggestions please?

Mine said that 2 days ago, now it has left the Cincinnati hub. So you are fine.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
 

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Did someone have that status first and then the package was seized or something? Really confusing :(

Is a good sign that the customs released the package or there is still a chance it may be opened and inspected? Should I be worried. Any suggestions please?

It's a good sign your package is on it's way to you unless the zombie apocalypse happens. [emoji6]
 

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Man, there's a lot here to read.... like a LOT. So bottom line, there is still issues with Chicago or pretty much anywhere? What I find most interesting is that I order stuff, namely electronics parts from China all the time. Some from manufacturers direct, others through Ebay. I've also bought a boatload of other stuff originating from China, Poland, Hungary even Russia and I can't remember a single package (and we are talking one a week up to four or five) that has ever come through Chicago. The interesting part..... I live in Chicago! In fact, until I read this thread I didn't even realise there was an ICS center here. All my packages have hit the states through either ICS LA, about 95% of them, or the ICS NY location. Why is that? The address of the ICS center in Chicago is downtown and I can see downtown from my living room window...lol
It's gotta be some kind of zip code stupidity. I've ordered stuff from Amazon that passes through Chicago to an Amazon facility to only be sent from there back to Chicago.

Stevie
 

lucidreamer

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Mine changed today to "Clearance processing complete at CINCINNATI HUB". And the email notification said "Notification for shipment event group "Customs clearance"" today.

Is it finally going to be on delivery soon or this customs game never stops? Does it actually mean that the customs are finally done with my package??
Sent from Nokia 929
 

specialkay

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Still have my package at INBOUND INTO CUSTOMS since Dec 19. What do you guys think? Package seized?
 

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Mine changed today to "Clearance processing complete at CINCINNATI HUB". And the email notification said "Notification for shipment event group "Customs clearance"" today.

Is it finally going to be on delivery soon or this customs game never stops? Does it actually mean that the customs are finally done with my package??
Sent from Nokia 929


It will release and start moving soon. I suggest you stop checking constantly, it will only make you worry for no reason.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
 

lucidreamer

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Finally the wait is over and my first rep watch from Ryan (www.intime.co) arrived safely today! Really happy that it passed through customs without issues. The watch looks and feels great and the service from Ryan is outstanding with prompt communication and fast QC/shipping/status updates, etc. Really recommended!
 

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Just posted one on the Intime.co buyers review section, will may take more later:


https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb...nded!!!-AAA?p=2574418&viewfull=1#post-2574418

I will post it for you then!

WP_20151228_16_26_54_Pro.jpg
 

lucidreamer

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Lots of Chinese-made tourbillons are sold on eBay and Amazon. I think without actually opening up the box it is hard to tell.
 

namemyname

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I have had this happen to me for a knife I purchased on aliexpress. The seller decided to label the package a cosmetic good and it got confiscated by customs. Don't know if it was a good idea to make an appeal...but I did
 

specialkay

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Mine also got seized by customs. Luckily, Mark from TSWATCH sent another one! Great quality Hublot right here!