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Australian parcel delivery issue

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heartofwood
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Australian parcel delivery issue

Post by heartofwood »

This has now nearly a month since the parcel apparently left the UK for Australia and i have no idea where to go with this..

I originally posted my parcel in the UK on 10th March and the updates are as follows:

In Transit
Tracking no. LB205146467GB

Your item is now leaving the UK. More information will be available when it arrives in the destination country.

Service used: International Tracked


Updated on: Wednesday 11 March
02:56am
Item Leaving the UK
LANGLEY HWDC

Wednesday 11 March
01:13am
Item Received by Royal Mail
LANGLEY HWDC

Tuesday 10 March
09:18pm
Item Despatched to Royal Mail site
Chelmsford MC

Tuesday 10 March
08:35pm
Item received at
Chelmsford MC

Tuesday 10 March
12:25pm
Sender preparing item

Tuesday 10 March
12:10pm
Accepted at Post Office

I'm not sure where to go with this? Any help would be massively appreciated
Snaggletooth
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Australian parcel delivery issue

Post by Snaggletooth »

Nearly 2 months, surely? So you need to put in a claim for loss.

Australia suspended signature on delivery on 12/03. This might mean that they aren’t tracking it either, depending on how they have implemented that change.

If it is stuck, and the tracking works, then it appears to be stuck in customs. This could be because Australian customs are short of staff, or it could be because you have contravened the complicated & strict Australian customs rules. What exactly was inside?
heartofwood
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Australian parcel delivery issue

Post by heartofwood »

My wife makes fairies and dollhouses.. Can't see this being an issue.

Its a fairly large box.. I will claim immediately.

Where does the undelivered/lost items get returned to?
Snaggletooth
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Australian parcel delivery issue

Post by Snaggletooth »

I can see that being an issue. Lots of things that you would use in making a dolls house could cause problems, starting with the quarantining of all things made of wood, followed by a very long list of other materials that are banned. Go to the following page and click on “ Full Australia prohibitions & restrictions”:

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/inter ... /australia" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nobody knows where lost items go. Undelivered items will be returned to sender if they have a return address, or go to the National Returns Centre if they don’t. However, this one might be impounded by customs, in which case what happens will come down to Australian laws & procedures.