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I have a parcel sent from the UK however it arrived in Madrid last Tuesday the 11th. At the time of writing its still with customs. Postage tariff is correct but no request for duty payment or any info at all. Has anyone experienced such a delay?
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:35pm
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Yes, this is quite normal - I’ve had packages from the UK held up in Madrid for up to 4 weeks. Be aware, when postman delivers, he may well also ask you for payment of import duty.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I usually get asked for customs duty, but sometimes not
DarioMartin wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:35pm:
Yes, this is quite normal - I’ve had packages from the UK held up in Madrid for up to 4 weeks. Be aware, when postman delivers, he may well also ask you for payment of import duty.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I usually get asked for customs duty, but sometimes not
Thanks very much Dario I appreciate that I thought there was a complex problem.
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:54am
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DarioMartin wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:35pm:
Yes, this is quite normal - I’ve had packages from the UK held up in Madrid for up to 4 weeks. Be aware, when postman delivers, he may well also ask you for payment of import duty.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I usually get asked for customs duty, but sometimes not
Could it be down to the dreaded BREXIT ?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:00am
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John99andrew wrote on Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:54am:
Could it be down to the dreaded BREXIT ?
Pre-end of transition period, I paid no duty at all on parcels as UK was still part of free trade agreement / single market etc. a parcel from the UK was treated the same as a parcel from any of the other EU member nations.
Post end of transition period, I now usually pay customs duty which can make ordering in from UK prohibitively expensive.
Yes, I think we can safely say this is a direct result of Brexit.
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John99andrew wrote on Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:54am:
Could it be down to the dreaded BREXIT ?
EVERYTHING is down to Brexit. And as far as I have seen so far, none of it is good
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:05am
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Aggis wrote on Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:20am:
EVERYTHING is down to Brexit. And as far as I have seen so far, none of it is good
I seemed to remember Boris and Nigel saying trust us it will be for the good.
Yes. I had 2 parcels with customs in Madrid for weeks. They eventually returned them after stating they remained unclaimed. The tracking showed no sign it was ever sent out for delivery. Got my postage money and parcels back. DONT send anything by post!
Thanks Jenny, the message I have is they have sent the documents out for the recipient but nothing has come at all, so still in Madrid
Thanks again Jenny for the information
keith2412 wrote on Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:56pm:
Thanks Jenny, the message I have is they have sent the documents out for the recipient but nothing has come at all, so still in Madrid
Thanks again Jenny for the information
Dont give up hope, nothing moves fast in spain!
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