> And, consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual.
Not true. It’s common to receive phones and laptops shipped internationally from Apple, for example.
I don’t understand why some people are searching for ways to dismiss and downplay this in these comments. DHL is doing this because the volume of processing was excessively high now that the thresholds are lower. That means a lot of packages were meeting this criteria.
> I don’t understand why some people are searching for ways to dismiss and downplay this in these comments.
"I don't do it, therefore it is unusual for it to happen in the first place."
It's very hard to take dismissive, flatly stated comments like GP's in good faith. I usually expect better from this site, but a lot has changed in the last few years.
It literally says in the notice that threshold value lowered from $2,500 to $800 caused a surge in volume of clearance processing which is why they're suspending it. They can't keep up with the volume.
Most people don't order from Printed Solid, because they've historically been more expensive than just importing a Prusa. I imagine that will change now.
Many electronic music gear purchases from small companies outside the US exceed that threshold. This is certainly going to hit the small producers in the synth and electronic music industry.
Not true. It’s common to receive phones and laptops shipped internationally from Apple, for example.
I don’t understand why some people are searching for ways to dismiss and downplay this in these comments. DHL is doing this because the volume of processing was excessively high now that the thresholds are lower. That means a lot of packages were meeting this criteria.