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Hi! It’s my first time using UPS to ship from Korea to the Philippines. I checked the tracking and it says my shipment is currently pending due to a missing commercial invoice.

Do I need to take any further action here?

Appreciate any advice from anyone who’s dealt with the same issue. Thanks!

I’m moving from the USA to Switzerland in about a week and seeking advice on taking a single piece of furniture with me.

Description of the furniture:
It’s a small, asymmetrical table with an attached lamp that can only be disassembled into 3 parts: A) Lamp Shade, B) Curved Metal Rod, C) The Table. The table’s bounding box measures approximately 22” x 27” x 29”. The total weight of all 3 parts is about 19.5 lbs, the bulk of the weight presumed being the table. The metal rod is thin but tall, the bounding box would be approximately <1” x 8” x 60”. I haven’t weighed the metal rod separately but it shouldn’t be more than a few pounds.

I looked into shipping it with carriers like UPS, but it would cost thousands of dollars. So far, I was able to think of 2 other possible options:

Option 1) Pack the table (C) into a cardboard box and check it in when I fly (I will be flying with Delta). In this case I’m not sure how I would deal with the metal rod, which I would pack up separately. It can be a pretty flat but long package. It’s comparable to a fishing rod but I don’t have any experience with flying with one so I’m not sure how that works. And if they’re two separate pieces I might get charged for two check ins?

Option 2) I can try to get lucky with FexEx’s ‘last minute deal’ shipping, which seems significantly cheaper than usual shipping. Haven’t used this service before though.

As far as both options go, I am concerned about the handling since I obviously wouldn’t want it to be thrown around. I plan to bubble wrap it and add things that might help cushion it (blanket? towel?). The lamp shade could go underneath the tabletop.

If anyone has suggestions on properly packing it up or shipping/checking in please let me know. General advice is also appreciated.

please help me out i’m super confused? it’s passed the delivery window hours now too and still showing the same delivery hours

please help me out look at this tracking situation, the canada post tracking says it was picked up by canada post Missauaga ontario, and kako buy says it just left port of origin, i’m so confused bruh and canada post gave me a delivery window and it was today

Hey everyone,

I purchased a shipping label through Pirate Ship.
The ship‑from / return address printed on the label is different from the physical location where I dropped off my package this Saturday.

I dropped the parcel off at the location on Saturday, but the return address shown on the label is another address. I’m worried that if something goes wrong with the shipment, the package will get sent back to the wrong address and end up lost.

Actually, earlier this year I bought discounted shipping labels from a person. I later found out those labels were fraudulent and counterfeit. The tracking number for those labels showed an address I had never even heard of inside the UPS app 😭. The items I shipped ended up getting destroyed. That’s why I’m really worried about whether Pirate Ship is reliable.
And I’m 100% certain I have never seen that address shown on UPS.
Has anyone run into this issue before? What should I do in this situation?

Hello, hope everyone is doing well, just had a question on what’s a bonded warehouse and where is my package even at? Is it in China, South Korea or the destination country (U.S). Also when putting in the tracking number into 17track.net it doesn’t seem to provide any information on the parcel, having a bit of difficulty tracking it. Thank you and hope you have an amazing rest of your day

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