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    From alan_m@junk@admac.myzen.co.uk to uk.tech.digital-tv on Sun Sep 7 08:27:27 2025
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    I ordered a small electronic item for -u14 (including postage). In the description it said designed and made in the USA but I judge most of the advertising to be somewhat in the b******t territory. IrCOm not expecting
    this cheap device to fully live up to expectations but I thought I would
    give it a go. I was expecting some some Chinese made device shipped from China.
    Tracking tells me that itrCOs actually being shipped from the USA. So far
    10 days since dispatch and a few days ago it reached US customs. Today
    IrCOm informed that it has been inspected by US customs. Is it common for small packages to be inspected by customs of the sending country?
    Perhaps itrCOs the export of advanced electronics to non-approved
    countries that need to be blocked. The advert did boast that it
    contained a super advanced chip designed by AI. :)
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  • From Davey@davey@example.invalid to uk.tech.digital-tv on Sun Sep 7 15:11:32 2025
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    On Sun, 7 Sep 2025 08:27:27 +0100
    alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
    I ordered a small electronic item for -u14 (including postage). In
    the description it said designed and made in the USA but I judge most
    of the advertising to be somewhat in the b******t territory. IrCOm not expecting this cheap device to fully live up to expectations but I
    thought I would give it a go. I was expecting some some Chinese made
    device shipped from China.
    Tracking tells me that itrCOs actually being shipped from the USA. So
    far 10 days since dispatch and a few days ago it reached US customs.
    Today IrCOm informed that it has been inspected by US customs. Is it
    common for small packages to be inspected by customs of the sending
    country? Perhaps itrCOs the export of advanced electronics to
    non-approved countries that need to be blocked. The advert did boast
    that it contained a super advanced chip designed by AI. :)

    I don't know the answer, but a couple of years ago, I sent some tax
    forms off to the US IRS. I chose Royal Mail Tracked, as all the courier services required a named person at the destination, which was
    impossible to get. They were eventually delivered after 53 days in
    transit. But at least I knew where they were sitting, but not moving,
    during the trip.
    I have had a simple form in a FedEx envelope refused by the
    local FedEx drop-off place for lack of a Customs form, but the advice
    they were given was wrong, it didn't need a form. So FedEx sent a large
    lorry to pick up the envelope from my house.
    --
    Davey.
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