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Customs Clearance

Wuket

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I have some legal stuff coming from BodyBuilding.com/Higher Power and understand that Customs automatically inspect all packages from them, which is fine.

I am just wondering if anyone has a clue how long the insepection period takes, currently my stuff has been there since Saturday.

Kind of defeats the purpose of getting express shipping!

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Thanks, I ordered express though and have also ordered before with no worries, it is definitely in Customs somewhere, will call them tomorrow.

What I am pissed about now is the comeback code - I forgot about that - could have saved me $25 or so!

BTW - can anyone recommend other stores like BodyBuilding.com that are good and ship to NZ? Overinflated prices here in NZ make it so much cheaper to order from overseas for everything except maybe protein powder (because of the weight).

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I didn't know they were opening everything now as I thought BB.com was not allowing NZer to buy anthything that is illegal here anymore.

I think pseudo that one experience had tainted you forever on bb.com !

True, but I spoke to Fedex today and apparently that is what is happening.

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I imported some products through Nutraplanet http://www.nutraplanet.com/

Which were detained by MAF Quarantine service.

This is the order,it was not labeled adequately to identify the contents

2 kg BCAA

1 kg HMB

2 x 100g Arginine ethel ester.

20g proline

So MAF sent me a "Notice of Detainment" letter

Which said:

Notice of Detainment

MAF Quarantine Service

Phone NO: (09) 909 8638

FAX NO:(09) 2567294

Dear Mr S........

A Parcel-mail sent to you from Sam Hong,116 Betha rd ste 404,fayetteville,USA has had the above goods detained because they do not meet the requirements of the bio security Act 1993.

in order to fulfill the requirements of this act,the following options apply to the goods.

1. Further action is required, as specified below at a cost to you of $0.00

or

2.Return to sender{please supply the correct name and return address

in English} at a cost to you of $109.15

3.destruction a no cost.

Please provide a list of the ingredients

please complete the lower portion by circling your preferred option,signing and dating it,then detaching and forwarding with payment where indicated.If you do not reply or contact this office within 28 days,the goods may be destroyed against your wishes.

Yours Sincerely

Rebecca Dayal

Wow

so I rang them up {because I knew I'd done nothing wrong} and a nice young lady answered my call,I explained to her what each product was then she pleasantly declared that all was good and she'd get then to me in the mail asap!

She did mention that they had an issue with any product that contains egg album.so any product with this ingredient will be detained,with no chance of release.

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deegee Veteran member

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Absolutely. I have a vendetta against them which I unashamedly roll out at every opportunity. :grin:

Cop a bad neg or something? :pfft:

Don't get him started, but as i remember it was over some lifting straps.

It would appear that customs are trying to make it not worth while to privatly import supplements. I am unsure what the driving force behind this move is, the range is so limited here often

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