Tag Archives: customs

Importing LEDs from China — Battle with customs follow-up

Posted on July 3, 2015 by robert

Behold, the stickers of DOOM… If you should find any of these on a shipment to you, prepare for battle!

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HZA — Won the battle, but not the war

Posted on July 2, 2015 by robert

I ordered a couple of WS2812B on Aliexpress more than THREE months ago. Boy what trouble that has conjured up! The seller on Aliexpress now probably thinks I’m a crook, because I missed an email that asked me to provide … Continue reading →

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“Still at war with customs” — yet another letter from the HZA

Posted on June 3, 2015 by robert

To be honest, I’m not looking forward to opening this letter… …but there is no way around it.

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The “at war with customs” saga continues

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robert

Today, a Sunday, I discovered a letter in my mailbox. A LETTER FROM CUSTOMS – >> MAIN OFFICE

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Why is importing goods & customs such a pain in the ass?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robert
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