Newbie “shipping from China” question….?

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Ok, as I’ve said before, this place is badass. I found a vendor that has a US warehouse and I made my first purchase of BPC-157. I used the same vendor and made a purchase from the Chinese warehouse. She has thus far, been awesome to work with, but I’m concerned bc it’s been almost 2 weeks and it still says my package is in HK. She’s telling me that it could be stuck in the Chinese Ports or they just haven’t updated it yet. After reading many comments it sounds like sometimes you get updates, and others it just shows up on your doorstep. Is anyone else currently encountering this?? Thanks peeps!!!
 
2 Weeks is nothing. This is China time. The place where time stands still lol.

My last parcel took about 4 weeks.

And they often don't update.
 
I've had a pack that didn't leave china for a little over two weeks. They told me it was waiting for a flight but I know it was bullshit. They didn't have everything in my order. So they had to wait till they were resupplied before they could send it..... A lot of these vendors will continue to take orders even though they have no stock. So basically you wait until they get it.\nAnd then they send it.

What concerns me is, I'm seeing a lot of complaints that packages are either held up at customs a long time or were returned to China. Have you noticed most of these guys with a u s warehouse have little or no tirz or reta.... Makes me wonder if they are having a hard time as well.Getting it into the states
 
Airborne Daddy said:


I've had a pack that didn't leave china for a little over two weeks. They told me it was waiting for a flight but I know it was bullshit. They didn't have everything in my order. So they had to wait till they were resupplied before they could send it..... A lot of these vendors will continue to take orders even though they have no stock. So basically you wait until they get it.\nAnd then they send it.

What concerns me is, I'm seeing a lot of complaints that packages are either held up at customs a long time or were returned to China. Have you noticed most of these guys with a u s warehouse have little or no tirz or reta.... Makes me wonder if they are having a hard time as well.Getting it into the states

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I ain't buying shit from mainland China until this customs crackdown has blown over.

Ordering from US based wareshouses only - let the China pep vendors figure out how to get it here through customs.

Yeah, but, Tirz/Reta scarce in US based warehouses currently though I've been told by several vendors "10-15 more days until restocked" .. we'll see.
 
The same thing happens this time every year in all industries in China.

The month long Chinese New Year national holiday completely shuts down all supply lines as EVERYONE takes off.

The producers, refinishers, resellers as well as all postal and shipping which backs things up for several months. Supply will be tight and slow until it isn't.

Next year plan around this and you won't be caught short.
 
The same thing happens this time every year in all industries in China.

The month long Chinese New Year national holiday completely shuts down all supply lines as EVERYONE takes off.

The producers, refinishers, resellers as well as all postal and shipping which backs things up for several months. Supply will be tight and slow until it isn't.

Next year plan around this and you won't be caught short.

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Let me see if I'm understanding you correctly: you mean same bullshit, different year, with Chinese characteristics?
 
I've had things that never updated on 17track and then were all of a sudden just at my house. There's really no rhyme or reason to it, I'd give it more time, I've waited up to 5 weeks and mostly given up when it finally just showed up.
 
RetCurious said:


The same thing happens this time every year in all industries in China.

The month long Chinese New Year national holiday completely shuts down all supply lines as EVERYONE takes off.

The producers, refinishers, resellers as well as all postal and shipping which backs things up for several months. Supply will be tight and slow until it isn't.

Next year plan around this and you won't be caught short.

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Best time to buy from CN is late March through early November. I buy from Asia in another industry. CNY brings everything to a complete standstill all the while the sellers are pushing all sorts of special pricing during the holiday break. It takes 3 weeks or so to clear the backlog and ramp up again.
 
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From what I understand the tracking won’t update until the package is in the country

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And when it does update, it will immediately show the package is in NY or CA, except it's not really there. That just means that USPS or FedEx has a received notification that the package is coming. The package itself is actually on a boat or in the air, if you're lucky.

Then it will go through Customs. My last order showed it was in at the Jamaica, NY post office for NINE DAYS, except it really wasn't, it was waiting on Customs to waive it through. Then tracking updated when it really was at the post office and it continued on it's way. After you go through this a few times, you learn to read the tea leaves (no pun intended). I use several different tracking sites to see what the actual status is, in addition to USPS:

17track.net

Parcelsapp.com

Aftership.com
 
HereKittyKitty said:


Best time to buy from CN is late March through early November. I buy from Asia in another industry. CNY brings everything to a complete standstill all the while the sellers are pushing all sorts of special pricing during the holiday break. It takes 3 weeks or so to clear the backlog and ramp up again.

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Absolutely right. And if you order in January or February just one time, you'll never do it again.
 
RetCurious said:


The same thing happens this time every year in all industries in China.

The month long Chinese New Year national holiday completely shuts down all supply lines as EVERYONE takes off.

The producers, refinishers, resellers as well as all postal and shipping which backs things up for several months. Supply will be tight and slow until it isn't.

Next year plan around this and you won't be caught short.

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That’s exactly what my contact said. She said they’re inna mad dash trying to catch up. I’m just brand new at buying direct from China so I was a little worried. But it sounds like it’s pretty standard, especially since it’s right after their new years.
 
I feel the updates are a little delayed. Got an update from FedEx that the package was in the US and literally an hour later. It was at my door. In Canada.
 
tendency said:


I ain't buying shit from mainland China until this customs crackdown has blown over.

Ordering from US based wareshouses only - let the China pep vendors figure out how to get it here through customs.

Yeah, but, Tirz/Reta scarce in US based warehouses currently though I've been told by several vendors "10-15 more days until restocked" .. we'll see.

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I've received 3 relatively large shipments from 3 different CH vendors since mid Feb, and one US warehouse facilitated out of CH as well, and all have delivered with zero issues. I might note that one of the CH shipments came via FedEx, but all have been SMOOOOOOOOTH sailing.

In short, no issues with shipping nor supply chain- Enjoy!
 
MetalRyan said:


Ok, as I’ve said before, this place is badass. I found a vendor that has a US warehouse and I made my first purchase of BPC-157. I used the same vendor and made a purchase from the Chinese warehouse. She has thus far, been awesome to work with, but I’m concerned bc it’s been almost 2 weeks and it still says my package is in HK. She’s telling me that it could be stuck in the Chinese Ports or they just haven’t updated it yet. After reading many comments it sounds like sometimes you get updates, and others it just shows up on your doorstep. Is anyone else currently encountering this?? Thanks peeps!!!

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I just told my story of Chinese package tracking on another thread. In my opinion, they are worthless. I have yet to have a package that was correctly tracked. Just ignore the tracker and be happy when your package arrives.
 
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