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Does anyone know how long it takes for items (Firearms) to clear customs. Assuming all paperwork is correct?

A couple of days. If it takes any longer than a day you'll be charged storage by them.

Do you have an agent helping you do the clearing?

Ok that’s good to know.

Yes it’s going to be handled by a uk RFD

JSC wrote:A couple of days. If it takes any longer than a day you'll be charged storage by them.

Do you have an agent helping you do the clearing?

This is for freight.

Parcels come Royal Mail/Parcel Force (or one of the other Parcel service companies) and they handle the importation and fees collection and don't charge storage just a clearance fee. This can take a week or so as Parcel Force have their firearms clearance guy(s) sort things to a time table and not as required. Other companies will do it to their own schedule but it shouldn't take more than a week.

I had a parcel stuck at the Coventry hubb for over a week and they wouldn't (or couldn't) confirm it's status, even refusing to confirm if it was there until it passed customs. They only got round to sorting it when I started a lost parcel procedure.

Yes, you're right. I assumed freight (maybe wrongly)

Web had had things stuck in the national Hub for up to a month in the past. They arrived eventually however it as both frustrating and worrying given the nature and value of the items.

Mattnall wrote:

JSC wrote:A couple of days. If it takes any longer than a day you'll be charged storage by them.

Do you have an agent helping you do the clearing?

This is for freight.

Parcels come Royal Mail/Parcel Force (or one of the other Parcel service companies) and they handle the importation and fees collection and don't charge storage just a clearance fee. This can take a week or so as Parcel Force have their firearms clearance guy(s) sort things to a time table and not as required. Other companies will do it to their own schedule but it shouldn't take more than a week.

I had a parcel stuck at the Coventry hubb for over a week and they wouldn't (or couldn't) confirm it's status, even refusing to confirm if it was there until it passed customs. They only got round to sorting it when I started a lost parcel procedure.

Sorry i should have been more clear! I think Mattnall is closer to the mark. I know its arrived at customs just dont know how long it takes to clear or get any updates.

Then you will have a 6 week wait for them to get proofed !

MistAgain wrote:Then you will have a 6 week wait for them to get proofed !

6 weeks? Double that unless you are going to walk it in and out of London PH right now.