import is the most under-discussed thing on this board
import is the most under-discussed thing on this board. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. Total transit includes a clearance stage that is not under the carrier’s control. Separating clearance time from carrier time is the first step in diagnosing any delay. A hold, a request for…
Shipped from regional stock or from origin?
Which country, and which country did it ship from?
Nothing on this board is legal advice. Where a notice carries a deadline or a consequence, that is a matter for somebody qualified in your own jurisdiction.
nothing in this board is legal advice
Correction: that is a request for information, not a seizure notice. Different document, different process, different deadline.
ask the supplier what documentation accompanies the shipment
That delay was at clearance, not with the carrier. The lane table separates them for exactly this reason.
What does the notice actually say, in its own words?
The rules where I live changed between two orders six months apart. Nothing was announced; I found out by reading.