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Customs delay from China. How long should I reasonably wait?

At this point I’m not going name any names but I have been waiting for a shipment from China that has been held by US Customs for eleven days now. The distributor has been very responsive to my concerns and has tried to obtain information from FedEx and customs broker without much luck. He’s telling me the package was picked randomly by customs for inspection but to have it held for eleven days seems a long time for just an inspection. Something tells me there’s more to this than just an inspection that’s holding it up. 
When I purchased this unit I was assured it would be shipped promptly and wasn’t expecting to have to deal with the uncertainty and BS I’m experiencing now. Just wondering how long of a wait is reasonable before I throw the towel in and demand my money back?
 

hiendmmoe
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jtcf
1,589 posts
 

Not China but a package from New Zealand got hung up in customs for two months. It's nerve wracking.

facten
2,741 posts
 

+1 nonoise - Once customs decides to select it for inspection it's out of everyone's hands including yours. I had that happen with a shipment from Canada and waited 2 weeks for release

curtisvill
42 posts
 

Relax.  Packages from China are being more thoroughly inspected due to counterfeit items and illicit drugs being sent to the US.  I have had packages caught in customs from China which the manufacturer has re-shipped that arrived months after the re-shipped package arrived.  

dwest1023
175 posts
 

Ordered some speakers from Germany and stayed in Customs about 2 weeks.

Well worth the wait.

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carlsbad2
1,376 posts
 

11 days is nothing. and your only choice is to wait.  Your distributor is very kind.  He must realize he has a high maintenance customer that need his hand held.

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