Where is USA customs?? Asia or USA?

[borrachopower]

if tracking says "held for inspection by customs in ???????(city in asia)....is it USA customs or is it their own customs checking the parcel that is to be exported????

[Bob Smith]

Ive never heard of a foreign-based Customs location. They are usually at major US airports and seaports.

[borrachopower]

bump for answers..

[finafreak]

Originally Posted by borrachopower

if tracking says "held for inspection by customs in ???????(city in asia)....is it USA customs or is it their own customs checking the parcel that is to be exported????

ITS BEING HELD,..SNAGGED.


FINA

[mrsombat]

Most major US consulates and Embassies abroad do in fact have US customs representives housed within thier buildings. While these reps (alone) do not have the same powers as they would have in the States, when coupled and teamed with thier local counter parts they do in fact wield quite a bit a power when it comes to investigation, inspection and interrogation. Especially if it involves individuals (of any country) importing or exporting of contraband to or from the USA.

I actually just heard about a couple of US customs positions at various shipyards around the world where new offices are being established to "assist" local cutoms agents with inspecting containers before they depart to the USA.

US congress has given up billions of dollars to Homeland Security to clamp down on inspections....they will use the money and diversify their portfolio of activities so that the next time they ask congress for money (new budget) they can say, "look at all we have down and all that we are doing please give us some more money".

Oh well.

[tazz]

US customs is usually locatd three to twelve inches inside your anus , , , LOL j/k . . . . .

[borrachopower]

Originally Posted by finafreak

ITS BEING HELD,..SNAGGED.


FINA

"parcel held by customs for inspection"
that's happened to me 2x with USA customs and they didnt even open parcel.

however, this time it says the same thing but the parcel is in asia.

[Bucknc]

we do have coop customs offices around the world at major seaports now.
here is the list:

In the North America:
• Montreal, Vancouver & Halifax, Canada
In Europe:
• Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Bremerhaven & Hamburg, Germany
• Antwerp, Belgium
• Le Havre, France
• Göteborg, Sweden
• La Spezia and Genoa, Italy
• Felixstowe, United Kingdom
In Asia and the East:
• Singapore
• Yokohama, Japan
• Hong Kong
• Busan, South Korea
• Port Kelang, Malaysia
In Africa:
• Durban, South Africa

Future CSI ports include:
In Europe:
• Algeciras, Spain
In Asia and the East:
• Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe and Osaka, Japan
• Shanghai & Shenzhen, China
• Laem Chabang, Thailand
• Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
• Colombo, Sri Lanka

[borrachopower]

awesome info bro!!

the city where my parcel was is on the list....

31 Mar 2004 13:21 "city on list" Released From Customs
31 Mar 2004 12:45 "city on list" Import Received
31 Mar 2004 12:07 "city on list" Consignment Held For Inspection By Customs


do you think they'll inspect it again once in the USA?? is it possible?

[Bucknc]

Dude, the way they are cracking down, who knows if they will examine it again? My guess is if they are truly examining your package, it is gone. They won't bother sending it through.

What your note below says doesn't necessarily mean it was examined by customs. I would guess this is moving FEDEX or UPS. When exports are consigned, often " Consignment Held For Inspection By Customs" or something similar simply means the flight hasn't left or the ppwk hasn' been approved. If it says "pending customs exam" when it hits the US, you are screwed. Don't confuse "pending customs release" with "pending customs exam"

Good luck...if you have any other customs questions, let me know

[finafreak]

Originally Posted by Bucknc

Dude, the way they are cracking down, who knows if they will examine it again? My guess is if they are truly examining your package, it is gone. They won't bother sending it through.

What your note below says doesn't necessarily mean it was examined by customs. I would guess this is moving FEDEX or UPS. When exports are consigned, often " Consignment Held For Inspection By Customs" or something similar simply means the flight hasn't left or the ppwk hasn' been approved. If it says "pending customs exam" when it hits the US, you are screwed. Don't confuse "pending customs release" with "pending customs exam"

Good luck...if you have any other customs questions, let me know

Hey bro,you have a job with the customs?Thats a cool job


fina

[borrachopower]

Originally Posted by Bucknc

Dude, the way they are cracking down, who knows if they will examine it again? My guess is if they are truly examining your package, it is gone. They won't bother sending it through.

What your note below says doesn't necessarily mean it was examined by customs. I would guess this is moving FEDEX or UPS. When exports are consigned, often " Consignment Held For Inspection By Customs" or something similar simply means the flight hasn't left or the ppwk hasn' been approved. If it says "pending customs exam" when it hits the US, you are screwed. Don't confuse "pending customs release" with "pending customs exam"

Good luck...if you have any other customs questions, let me know

im assuming bucknc gave some good advice but this tracking shit always worries me, LOL. if they were gonna test powder, would they really write "pending customs exam" on the tracking??? it seems like this would give you time to prepare for a controlled delivery(clean house) etc or shit like that..
this is my current tracking below ...

according to bucknc, it just "simply means the flight hasn't left or the ppwk hasn' been approved.".....i know some of you all track your parcels...is this kind of tracking info normal???

botom to top is the tracking order...each entry is about 1-2 hours apart...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
01 Apr 2004 5 New York Jfk Airport Held Customs
01 Apr 2004 4 New York Jfk Airport Customs Clearance In Progress
01 Apr 2004 3 New York Jfk Airport Held Customs
31 Mar 2004 2 Asia Consignment Received At Transit Point
31 Mar 2004 1 Asia Released From Customs

[biganth]

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