Thank you for all your efforts with this. Bureaucracy is nuts everywhere. On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 18:33 Garak via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > I provided the customs with additional info on Monday (as good as I > could - they really asked for common German trade names of the plants. > That's a joke, right?) For now I'm not too worried as a individual order > from SA bulb company 2 years ago was held at customs for at least a week > and then had miraculously cleared without further action. > > We'll keep you informed. > > Martin > > Am 23.06.2024 um 00:12 schrieb Robert Lauf via pbs: > > All, > > A brief update: > > Because of some completely inexplicable screw-up at DHL in Johannesburg, > one box for the US and one box for the EU were delayed there. > > The first US box has been in ATL since last Mon, presumably waiting to > clear customs (and might show up at APHIS on Monday). The second box was > finally sent and has now arrived at ATL and will await customs clearance. > > Both EU boxes are in Leipzig; tracking indicates they (DHL) want more > details from the importer, so I assume they are or will be contacting > Martin to get answers to whatever questions they might have before > releasing them on to Stuttgart. > > I expect that DHL tracking will show when each box is in the hands of ag > inspectors and then the UPS tracking will allow me to track the release > from APHIS and on to Bridget. I don't know all the details re ground > transport in Europe so I'm blind there, but if Uli or Martin have any > tidbits to share, you will get them in due course. > > If you think this logistical chain is absurd and complicated, try > building a car. > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > -- > Martin (pronoun: he) > ---------------------------------------------- > Southern Germany > Likely zone 7a > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…