Overseas Shipping

International Shipping is taking a long time these days...it is true.

I shipped something to Australia April 20 and it just arrived last Saturday. Normally it takes 2-3 weeks.

The biggest risk is if the cue has anything that even resembles ivory like the ferrules, the joint, cue butt
or any inlay designs. If ICE examines the package, which happens with pretty much anything entering
or leaving our country, you have a problem that no one can tell you what will happen until after it does.

Everyone knows it’s against the Federal law to ship anything containing any ivory into or out of the USA.
The exceptions are clearly defined & pool cues aren’t something that qualifies for CITES exempt status.
So keep your fingers crossed & deal with the mental anguish because the final outcome could be awful
if the cue did contain ivory. Like I wrote, no one can predict what will happen until it actually does.

I order a small Cigar Cutter Sissors made in India, off a E-bay seller in Austrailia. A week after item was shipped, seller got it back, apprently all mail to USA from Australia is on hold. Seller issued prompt refund.

Covid - 19 is make life misriable for shipping companies, and people expecting items.

Guy who started this thread did not say if item was large or small, if large it will move slower. If an envelope just slow.

If shipping embargo Australlia to USA is lifted, I will reorder my Sissors's.

POOLPLYR1111 said:

item purchased was a mezz shaft

no ivory

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Not a small bubble wrap package, large bulk item. Hope you paid with Credit Card, should it never show up, you will have recourse.

Be patient. Shipping overseas is a struggle these days...

I ordered an item from the U.S.at the end of April and it took 6 weeks to get to London. I just received it yesterday. It was stuck at the Chicago International Distribution Center for 5 weeks. This was USPS.

I’d suggest using UPS, FEDEX or DHL instead.

Ordered an extension from China 2 months ago. It took 40 days.