Thread: Time in Customs JFK

I bought a Filarmonica that's coming from Portugal. The tracking shows it arriving in customs, at JFK, New York, yesterday morning. What's a good estimate of when it may be leaving?

Mitch

Should be out of customs in short order even if it is opened for inspection.

normally just a couple days,have never had anything opened tho.

I just had a package come through customs from Romania and it took about a day for mine.

I had a fishing reel (a Hardy Float Reel) take more than a month once. No kidding! It arrived there (from England) and then remained in perpetuity for infinitum. Of course, this was some years ago, but whe it happened I contacted the shipper and they said it had arrived and that it was probably hung up in customs. It took so long I doubted their story, then one day, wallaha, it appeared. So, don't be surprised.

A hone from England: 4 weeks (Royal Mail & USPS)
A hone from Netherlands: 2 weeks (Dutch Mail & USPS)
Razors from Germany: 1 week (DHL) <--- That was expensive shipping

In the U.S things usually spend hours in customs. Unless the paperwork is bad or its an item on "the list" or they are having a blitz or your item is the random "close look" or something unusual happens that's how it goes.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

In the U.S things usually spend hours in customs. Unless the paperwork is bad or its an item on "the list" or they are having a blitz or your item is the random "close look" or something unusual happens that's how it goes.

.... or somebody, discloses that the ivory content of the package..... you might just get a nasty letter and get put on a watch list.

Originally Posted by syslight

.... or somebody, discloses that the ivory content of the package..... you might just get a nasty letter and get put on a watch list.

You will get more than a letter,is a federal offense and they do inforce it.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You will get more than a letter,is a federal offense and they do inforce it.

well i have only ever gotten one razor seized in customs, and all i got was a letter telling me they destroyed the razor. i know of one member who lost a 7 day set and IIRC he also only got a letter. in both cases pre-1900 razors. now i just simply do not even try.YMMV,jim