Confiscated.

**Marcuslen** · 10-31-2020, 10:06 AM

Purchased a Daytona from member Elca79 that ended confiscated by customs due to a lack of import documentation.

**cc1arsel** · 10-31-2020, 02:17 PM

Inside EU? Or CONUS?

**Marcuslen** · 10-31-2020, 03:11 PM

From Conus to Eu.

**cc1arsel** · 10-31-2020, 03:18 PM

I had an incident with customs inside EU.

They confiscated a watch rep that I bought to a user in this forum, from Netherlands to Spain.

The seller wins and the buyer loses

So, be careful with sales and customs nowdays in general ....

**c0okie** · 10-31-2020, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by cc1arsel

I had an incident with customs inside EU.

They confiscated a watch rep that I bought to a user in this forum, from Netherlands to Spain.

The seller wins and the buyer loses

So, be careful with sales and customs nowdays in general ....

Inside EU? Why that got confiscated?

**cc1arsel** · 10-31-2020, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by c0okie

Inside EU? Why that got confiscated?

I don’t know mate, maybe random inspection

Package arrived sealed with “opened and resealed in German customs”, but the watch wasn’t in the package. The seller confirmed that he sent the watch inside.

Be careful with sales conditions and customs, outside or inside EU.

I do not intend to troll this thread, sorry

**c0okie** · 10-31-2020, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by cc1arsel

I don’t know mate, maybe random inspection

Package arrived sealed with “opened and resealed in German customs”, but the watch wasn’t in the package. The seller confirmed that he sent the watch inside.

Be careful with sales conditions and customs, outside or inside EU.

I do not intend to troll this thread, sorry

So was this sent with DHL? From NL to Spain and openend in Germany.

**cc1arsel** · 10-31-2020, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by c0okie

So was this sent with DHL? From NL to Spain and openend in Germany.

Yes, That's how it went. By DHL express.

I’ll avoid DHL in the future, packages are very likely to be opened by customs. Or maybe in DHL??

It’s impossible to know it

But in this case, seller wins and buyer loses

So be careful with sales conditions nowadays

**c0okie** · 10-31-2020, 03:32 PM

That sucks.. what did you agree about shipment and customs declaration?

**c0okie** · 10-31-2020, 04:10 PM

Ah ok. Probably shouldn’t take express as they want customs declarations etc
If sent with regular DHL (parcel) there is absolutely no problem.

**cc1arsel** · 10-31-2020, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by c0okie

Ah ok. Probably shouldn’t take express as they want customs declarations etc
If sent with regular DHL (parcel) there is absolutely no problem.

Yes, I suggested DHL regular, not express.

But the seller sent it by DHL express.

He didn't think they could open it in customs

Bad luck, as he told me

Avoid express DHL inside EU, as recommendation

**c0okie** · 10-31-2020, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by cc1arsel

Yes, I suggested DHL regular, not express.

But the seller sent it by DHL express.

He didn't think they could open it in customs

Bad luck, as he told me

Avoid express DHL inside EU, as recommendation

That’s crazy. Express shipping is about 4 times more expensive and risky.
He should declared it as watch for repair and separate the watch from the strap or something, that way it might have been passed customs.

**arlingtonbeach** · 11-02-2020, 09:24 PM

avoid dhl in my opinion. regular post is slower , bvut much safer. although i dont see why customs would open package from eu to eu. never heard that happened before.

**capice** · 11-03-2020, 02:24 PM

Normally when customs open a package and find a brand watch with no declaration or documentation like about a repaired watch, they will contact the addressee and will charge import tax if picked up. If they think it is fake, the addressee will be notified about destruction of the watch or you could get a letter from a lawyer.
They will never send an empty package so I guess maybe a postman now is wearing your watch....speaking from personal experience...

In some countries DHL is responsable for the tax handling.

**Grapeshot** · 11-03-2020, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by capice

They will never send an empty package so I guess maybe a postman now is wearing your watch.

... or a DHL van driver.

**miquel** · 11-04-2020, 03:37 PM

I feel your pain...DHL is horrible - even in Canada.

The best part is how they add an import tax, then they don't inform you. Meanwhile, you are waiting for the package to arrive, but it's still at the border awaiting payment.

The onus is on you to call them, pay via CC for them to release your package.

Believe it or not, I have the best luck with Canada Post, but TDs don't use regular mail - they like DHL for shipping to Canada...arghhh...