Waiting for Hong Kong Delivery

motherfunker

My order left HK on 2nd April according to the HK post office web site but has still not arrived in Ireland, according to the an post web site. Is this normal or does it look like I have a problem and if so what should I do next. I have emailed the company but still no reply, I am just expecting a "we posted it, dont know where it is now" type answer.
Do things usually show up on the an post tracker site or is it just a dud?
Will customs notify me straignt away if they have taken my aeg for any reason?

Stercus Accidit

motherfunker wrote: »

My order left HK on 2nd April according to the HK post office web site but has still not arrived in Ireland, according to the an post web site. Is this normal or does it look like I have a problem and if so what should I do next. I have emailed the company but still no reply, I am just expecting a "we posted it, dont know where it is now" type answer.
Do things usually show up on the an post tracker site or is it just a dud?
Will customs notify me straignt away if they have taken my aeg for any reason?

Google "hk post office", go to mail tracking, put in your tracking number, if the item is in transit it will arrive, if had been returned to sender that will be shown.

sci-ops

Still waiting on post from Hong Kong myself. Have checked the tracking number on Hong Kong post's website which tells me it's be sent but not showing on An Post yet. Strange thing is, I ordered something else from a different crowd in Hong Kong which was posted on same day and arrived last week. If you have the tracking number and Hong Kong Post show it as sent, I wouldn't worry about it too much yet. Give it till next week. If no sign, give an Post a ring and provide them with the tracking number. I know I checked the status of a parcel coming from Hong Kong throgh An Post's website which told me it wasn't here yet, but was delivered that evening. ahh, only us Irish!!!:D

Stercus Accidit

Once it leaves hong kong, its on its way here.

Check an post then with your tracking number now and again to see if its in the country, it would only be seized if its over the joule, which I assume no-one is thick enough to order these days.

Sometimes it takes a few days, sometimes over a month, its a lottery most of the time.

kdouglas

It also depends on the type of shipping, if it's going be air it should be in ireland no more than 5 working days after it departs HK, if it's by land/sea it could be up to 6 weeks

Puding

Once it leaves hong kong, its on its way here.

This is not 100% correct at the moment, had cobra send me a parcel via ems/airmail showed as leaving HK but is in fact being held by hong kong post.

motherfunker

I just got this reply to an email I sent the company I ordered from. Can anybody shed any light on it?

Hello

We are so sorry to inform u that your gun maybe held in custom & cannot be dispatch. Because we are just informed there is a new regulation from HK Post Office.
Anyway, we have sent a letter to HK Post Office & awaiting for the status/comfirmation of parcel if need to return to HK or not.
Since that, pls also help to check the Post Office at your end to see if u can get it without returning to HK. Tks!

Tks & B.Rdgs

What does this mean, has anybody else heard anything about new HK regulations or am I just getting fcuked by these guys. Pardon my french but my patience is just wearing a bit thin at this stage.

Puding

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055271894

enjoy the read, do they say what customs are holding them, from the wording it seems its not hong kong customs, is it uk by any change?

motherfunker

Sh1t

sci-ops

Just wondering if anybody has received anything from Hong Kong post since the middle of April. In particular, any items sent by e-hobbyasia.

I ordered a Tune up kit which was sent, according to the tracking number on the 11th of April (Hong Kong Post tracking site). Still hasn't arrived in Ireland according to An Post. Patience is wearing a little thin at this stage.:mad:

I'm going to give it another day or two and then send an e-mail to e-hobbyasia letting them know I still haven't received the item (roughly 20 business days later) and will be contacting e-bay.

cpb

I got two packages one from ehobby asia and one from ebaybanned posted on the 11/04/08 and got them 22 and 23 of april but waiting on a package from rsov which was posted on the 9/04/08. all packages had parts no aegs or pistols.

Fallschirmjager

sci-ops wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody has received anything from Hong Kong post since the middle of April. In particular, any items sent by e-hobbyasia.

I ordered a Tune up kit which was sent, according to the tracking number on the 11th of April (Hong Kong Post tracking site). Still hasn't arrived in Ireland according to An Post. Patience is wearing a little thin at this stage.:mad:

I'm going to give it another day or two and then send an e-mail to e-hobbyasia letting them know I still haven't received the item (roughly 20 business days later) and will be contacting e-bay.

yes, i got just this morning stuff from wgc that came via EMS. no aeg tho. it was posted on the 10th...arrived today...

Tommyboy71

sci-ops wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody has received anything from Hong Kong post since the middle of April. In particular, any items sent by e-hobbyasia.

I ordered a Tune up kit which was sent, according to the tracking number on the 11th of April (Hong Kong Post tracking site). Still hasn't arrived in Ireland according to An Post. Patience is wearing a little thin at this stage.:mad:

I'm going to give it another day or two and then send an e-mail to e-hobbyasia letting them know I still haven't received the item (roughly 20 business days later) and will be contacting e-bay.

I had to get onto e-hobbyasia myself . I have been waiting since the 9th of April for stuff from them. I sent my final e-mail to them last night to get the matter sorted or I would be contacting e-bay myself and reporting the whole sorry mess to them.

gonesharp

i ordered a cheap pistol off e-hobbyasia ,i think 9/4/ got it ok,mind you it was bang on the 14 days waiting for it.i also got a few odds and ends but they came within a week and half.

RabidDog

I ordered an AEG from CobraAirsoft.com in early April. It showed up on HK's tracking as "In Transit" to Ireland.

Problem was the package had left the post office there (where they marked it "In Transit") but had been held by the depot (who did not update tracking at all).

I waited a little over a week before contacting Cobra, they contacted HK and the next day found out that it was held.

In fairness to Cobra they got the package back and sent it via TNT Worldwide Express (not Economy) at no extra charge.

motherfunker

I have been waiting on 2 packages, both aeg's, one registered as leaving hk on 2nd april and one on the 14th. Got an email today from the 1st company saying hk post office no airsoft guns are being shipped by airmail as of 1st may, he says he has contacted them saying mine were posted in april. I am waiting for his reply, not holding my breadth.

Tommyboy71

Finally got a tracking number from ehobby and when I ckecked the HK postoffice I find out it was posted on the 11th April.

I think someone once threw a bottle with a message into the ocean and it made it around the world quicker.

This is really pi55ing me off :mad:

sci-ops

Tommyboy71 wrote: »

Finally got a tracking number from ehobby and when I ckecked the HK postoffice I find out it was posted on the 11th April.

I think someone once threw a bottle with a message into the ocean and it made it around the world quicker.

This is really pi55ing me off :mad:

Curious, tracking number given to me by e-hobby also says 11th on the HK post website. I'm beginning to think there has been a slight mishap. Received e-mail from ehobby this morning telling me that they were going to check with HK Post to see where it is.

kdouglas

Have you tried putting it into the anpost website? (track.anpost.ie) This will tell you if it's arrived in Ireland, it may be sitting in customs or something.

sci-ops

kdouglas wrote: »

Have you tried putting it into the anpost website? (track.anpost.ie) This will tell you if it's arrived in Ireland, it may be sitting in customs or something.

yup, tells me it doesn't recognise the number

Tommyboy71

sci-ops wrote: »

yup, tells me it doesn't recognise the number

Yeah, what he said.
I checked it with HK post and I got a reply stating that I should contact the seller to tell them to make contact with them before I make contact with them

RabidDog

HK Post are holding packages (which contain a replica firearm) at their depot without marking them as held on the tracking system (in fact they show up as "In Transit").

It happened to me, the only way to resolve it is contact the retailer and have them contact HK Post.

sci-ops

RabidDog wrote: »

HK Post are holding packages (which contain a replica firearm) at their depot without marking them as held on the tracking system (in fact they show up as "In Transit").

It happened to me, the only way to resolve it is contact the retailer and have them contact HK Post.

Which is fair enough, but I didn't order an AEG or GBB, just the tune up kit for a gearbox, so they have no reason to hold it:(....arrrrrghhhhh!!!!!!

MacAonghusa

i've ordered a lot of stuff from e-hobby and haven't had any problems. latest order arrived yesterday.
I'd push them very hard to sort it out; put the responsibility on them and i'll bet they'll come through for you.

mafiaboy

i ordered a c-mag on the 15/4/08 and get it in on the 12/5/08 just nerly 4weeks not so bad...

Puding

if you going to report receiving items could be only do parcels that contain gbb and aegs as these are the problems and what delivery service was used

Rhinocharge

Been notified by Chinese Customs that new legislation is now in place. I have included the following from their offices.

"Since here China Gov't said, gas or airsoft guns are can not send out by courier, only can by airport to airport. but air company require the minimum order must be 100kg to send, so, if you need airsoft, pls do not order less than 100kg"

I was informed that other parcels, will either be sent as a multi-drop by air per country or by sea, hence the delays.

I'd advise to contact the retailers involved & either re-schedule another form of delivery or cancel same.

Good luck with it.

SniperSight

Rhinocharge wrote: »

Been notified by Chinese Customs that new legislation is now in place. I have included the following from their offices.

"Since here China Gov't said, gas or airsoft guns are can not send out by courier, only can by airport to airport. but air company require the minimum order must be 100kg to send, so, if you need airsoft, pls do not order less than 100kg"

I was informed that other parcels, will either be sent as a multi-drop by air per country or by sea, hence the delays.

I'd advise to contact the retailers involved & either re-schedule another form of delivery or cancel same.

Good luck with it.

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Rhinocharge

SniperSight wrote: »

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Don't shoot the messeger, I'm in stook too!!

Puding

well makes not sense, couriers are still handling the parcels and they have no problems with shipping and have not been informed of any changes to rules and regs, once again a nothing piece of info that makes no sense each bit we get says something different

Puding

just re read it again, makes even less sense:

so they say they can not send via courier but you can send via airmail e.g ems , is it me or does this completely contradict the situation we currently find are selves in.......

Tommyboy71

I sent a mail to an post with the details today. Waiting for a reply. Probably next week.

Rhinocharge

Puding wrote: »

just re read it again, makes even less sense:

so they say they can not send via courier but you can send via airmail e.g ems , is it me or does this completely contradict the situation we currently find are selves in.......

Only cargo over 100 kg will be shipped via airport to airport. Smaller parcels will be shipped via road, rail or sea.

Parcels can be shipped via road or rail to another airport outside of China for transportation.

MY cargo is going by this route. It will just take longer.

As I stated before, those whom are awaiting parcels should contact the retailer they purchased from, not the courier. You paid the retailer for delivery. They can search for your parcel easier.

Wavey

Not to gloat or anything because I thought i was in the same boat.

I paid for my GBB pistol and some other bits last Monday and they were delivered to work on Friday.
That was from eHobbyAsia and UPS.

Although I did get stung for import tax.

Looking at the packing list there is no mention of a replica gun. Just "plastic toy".
Maybe thats how it got here so fast.

Wavey.

Puding

Only cargo over 100 kg will be shipped via airport to airport. Smaller parcels will be shipped via road, rail or sea.

Parcels can be shipped via road or rail to another airport outside of China for transportation.

so they will ship via airmail but only when you order a load of stuff, then that has nothing to do with security

there as been no issues with any of the couriers carrying aegs and gbbs, only parcels that have been effected have gone thought ems/airsmail

Rhinocharge

Puding,

I never said it did. Their laws, their rules. As a consumer, you have the right to cancel said order & purchase through Europe, where you will only pay tax for that country & not have to worry about VAT or customs fees.

Shiva

Is there some confusion between mainland China and Hong Kong here ?

Although governed by China, HK has its own set of rules, and this directive may not apply ?

Rhinocharge

Only offered the info that I received this morning.
Point to note, yes HongKong works differently to mainland China, however their customs is under control of China's military.

Next time I won't bother & leave ye all wondering.

Puding

Could be as i believe even the production of aegs in china is technically illegal (no idea about this just something i've read a number of times). I was not having a go at any of your comments rhino just the situation in general, buying from hk is no problem you just have to ship it via tnt fedex ups , which in itself contradicts the statement you where sent, but non of this is new as ever new bit of info seems to be somethings different.

Puding

rhino what shop ever you ordering from in the first place? would be nice to know as the info seems to come from china source and not hong kong

Rhinocharge

Puding,

Aegs are not illegal as long as their shipped as toys. Problem is Aegs that are factory made in China are all over powered. Some of the companies are the same one's that produce real steele arms & munititions. Hence you need an import licence to purchase from them.

They're good quality ( some of them ) but they are made in the same factory. That's were the problems begin.

I purchase from several wholesalers & manufacturers both in HongKong & China.

Puding

Aegs are not illegal as long as their shipped as toys. Problem is Aegs that are factory made in China are all over powered. Some of the companies are the same one's that produce real steele arms & munititions. Hence you need an import licence to purchase from them.

properly where the miss information comes from that i read then

the only info i had come across was for example from wiki

In the People's Republic of China, it is rumored that airsoft has been made illegal in mainland China. However, it is essentially an underground sport, and local authorities turn a blind eye to it. This enables the sport to flourish within the country, and market stalls and shops continue to openly sell airsoft guns, despite the official legality situation. It is legal in China's SARs (Special Administrative Regions, such as Macau and Hong Kong), but this legality is likely to be suspended in lieu of the upcoming Olympic Games.

Rhinocharge

Rumoured!!

Puding

so impossible to say one way of the other, how did you get this email where you purchasing from mainland china or hong kong?

Rhinocharge

Got it from my main Hongkong supplier. Absolute bit8h!!

I've sorted my delivery. Just pity the others. They need to contact their retailer. Parcels do get lost.

Puding

Well if you getting that message from a hong kong retailer that means this could be a new issues and it appears to put more restricts above and beyond the messages we have got from hong kong post via ems and airmail, this restrictions do not seem to be enforced or in place yet as i've had a number of parcels containing aegs posted via couriers in the last few days, it might be worth forwarding the original onto iaa.

Shiva

There could be something in the legality being suspended in the run up to the olympics, as least in mainland China.

One of my suppliers told me that a few airsoft factory owners had been arrested recently, and some others had closed down and gone into hiding.

And we're all worried about it being made illegal in Ireland - we never thought to worry about its legality in the country of origin !

sci-ops

Tommyboy71 wrote: »

I sent a mail to an post with the details today. Waiting for a reply. Probably next week.

Any luck with this Tommyboy?? I have been in touch with ehobby, who in turn are waiting on info from Hong Kong post apparently.

Tommyboy71

sci-ops wrote: »

Any luck with this Tommyboy?? I have been in touch with ehobby, who in turn are waiting on info from Hong Kong post apparently.

Got a reply from An Post. No record of it hitting Ireland. They gave me the same advice as HK post office - "Contact seller to tell them to contact HK Post Office."

This is, seemingly, the Universal Postal Guidelines. Now I have to wait, again, on Ehobby to sort this out for me. Failing that, me and eBay will be having a nice cosy chat.

Perhaps over a coffee and cookies.

Not a happy bunny. I have got to shoot someone tonite.

horgan_p

sorry , lads
stupid question i have an RA tracking number from a HK seller , how does one track it ?
anpost.ie refuses to acknowledge anything that didnt get sent to ireland and HKpost just tells me it got posted ?

Puding

http://app1.hongkongpost.com/CGI/mt/enquiry.jsp

try that, if the parcel contains aegs or gbb i do not hold out much hope of seeing it soon, i still trying to get my cobra airsoft parcel resolved thought paypal at the moment and that went via the same service