Luckily I vape 0mg so I hope that I won't have these issues when I order from the U.S. However, I feel everyone's pain.
Package Seized.
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Got a letter today from CBSA. The order was from greenhouseone (China)
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
This shipment has been examined with the following results:
PRODUCT NAME:
Electronic Smoking Products containing Nicotine
Action: Recommended for Refusal
REASON
Food and Drug Regulations -- C.01.045
No person, other than one of the following, shall import a prescription drug: (a) a practitioner; (b) a drug manufacturer; (c) a wholesale druggist; (d) a pharmacist; or (e) a resident of a foreign country while a visitor in Canada
The funny thing is this was a re-send by the vendor as the first parcel got lost. Also is nicotine really a prescription drug? Anyway, what's lost is lost. Need to order some juice soon, this time from Canada, 2-3 times the cost, I guess...
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
This shipment has been examined with the following results:
PRODUCT NAME:
Electronic Smoking Products containing Nicotine
Action: Recommended for Refusal
REASON
Food and Drug Regulations -- C.01.045
No person, other than one of the following, shall import a prescription drug: (a) a practitioner; (b) a drug manufacturer; (c) a wholesale druggist; (d) a pharmacist; or (e) a resident of a foreign country while a visitor in Canada
The funny thing is this was a re-send by the vendor as the first parcel got lost. Also is nicotine really a prescription drug? Anyway, what's lost is lost. Need to order some juice soon, this time from Canada, 2-3 times the cost, I guess...
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The problem with the **cough** rules, is there's that 4mg per dose limitation that is supposed to allow these shipments to go through. Yet CBSA and HC are more than happy to ignore that little part.
The 4 mg exemption only makes it possible for OTC. It's still listed as a Drug and needs a DIN.
I'm interested in how the seized packages were shipped? I'd guess couriers UPS, FEDEx and alike are less likely to be stopped...
Knowing i might not get it, I ordered only 1 x 35ml -6mg nic "AWOL" from vapetrik to Ottawa. only send USPS. which is painfully slow! placed order on May 29. Went to Miami and left to Canada June 4. Was starting to think it got pinched, but updated just now that its processed through MTL and will arrive on Friday. I'm pretty stoked.
Knowing i might not get it, I ordered only 1 x 35ml -6mg nic "AWOL" from vapetrik to Ottawa. only send USPS. which is painfully slow! placed order on May 29. Went to Miami and left to Canada June 4. Was starting to think it got pinched, but updated just now that its processed through MTL and will arrive on Friday. I'm pretty stoked.
Sorry to hear that dude. I just sit and drool over all the juice I could be ordering from the states, but I'm sure at least half of it will probably not arrive.
I really wish Health Canada would pull their collective heads out of their arses and realize ecigs are part of the solution, not part of the problem. I wonder how much they are getting paid off by big tobacco.
I really wish Health Canada would pull their collective heads out of their arses and realize ecigs are part of the solution, not part of the problem. I wonder how much they are getting paid off by big tobacco.
Hey King, I think you may have just been unlucky, unless CBSA has started to crack down more this month. I have ordered 4 times from Alien Visions, the last time (a month ago) about 200ml of juice and never had a package turned around. I have had a package sit at Ville St. Laurent for 2 weeks with the tracking saying "sent for further processing" but it arrived un-opened and declared as nicotine ejuice by alien visions. I've also had a package sit in Ontario (forget where) customs for 3 weeks, again unopened. and the other 2 made it through like anything else. I have never figured out why the packages weren't opened after sitting for so long. Plus I figured they were seized for sure. I was just so happy they weren't seized I didn't want to call anybody to ask what happened.
I have also ordered a couple times from MBV with no issues. Maybe I'm just lucky.
Also, your package traveled to LA before coming here because that's the closest International USPS sort. It is so stupid, you order something from blane, right next to the border and the buggers send it to LA before sending it back to Abbotsford or Van or where ever. No wonder they charge an arm and a leg to ship to us poor buggers
I have also ordered a couple times from MBV with no issues. Maybe I'm just lucky.
Also, your package traveled to LA before coming here because that's the closest International USPS sort. It is so stupid, you order something from blane, right next to the border and the buggers send it to LA before sending it back to Abbotsford or Van or where ever. No wonder they charge an arm and a leg to ship to us poor buggers
Reading this with interest, as am visiting Canada next month, flying inti Vancouver from UK, and wondering if I'll be okay to bring my tanks and e-juice (18mg nic) with me. Does (e) above mean that it should be okay?
Reading this with interest, as am visiting Canada next month, flying inti Vancouver from UK, and wondering if I'll be okay to bring my tanks and e-juice (18mg nic) with me. Does (e) above mean that it should be okay?
Yes visitors are allowed to bring in a personal amount, I'm just not clear on the amount.
Check your liquids in bottles in plastic bags, only carry a small device with a clearo for use. You should be fine. Plus there are many locations in Canada to buy juice if needed etc....
CBSA just seized my shipment from USA.... 1 liter 100mg
i hate them so much.... i'm only try to survive
i hate them so much.... i'm only try to survive
met en caliss.......
how can we feel about that country letting us no other options but to smoke cigarettes that are highly addictive and destroying so much family, of course it's easy for a non smoker too say u can actually stop but thats not that easy
they only think about taxes they loss from cigarettes... just regulate e-cig and put your ....ing 80% taxes on it so we can try to have a more healthier life without being treated as criminals.....
really shy to say i live in that tribe that we use to call canada....
regulate that stuff fast so we can pay taxes and all of a sudden e-cig will be a good thing
off course CBSA and RCMP are readings posts here don't be stupid so to all of them sorry that i just wanna live a little longer...
how can we feel about that country letting us no other options but to smoke cigarettes that are highly addictive and destroying so much family, of course it's easy for a non smoker too say u can actually stop but thats not that easy
they only think about taxes they loss from cigarettes... just regulate e-cig and put your ....ing 80% taxes on it so we can try to have a more healthier life without being treated as criminals.....
really shy to say i live in that tribe that we use to call canada....
regulate that stuff fast so we can pay taxes and all of a sudden e-cig will be a good thing
off course CBSA and RCMP are readings posts here don't be stupid so to all of them sorry that i just wanna live a little longer...
I had a package seized, another one hanging for 11 days in Mississauga (will probably meet the same fate), but there are still other options within Canada. Less than 48 hours delivery from ejuiceejuice at very reasonable prices, just got mine yesterday. I'm not advertising or anything, just saying don't despair.
Update:
My package finally made it back to Mt Baker Vapor. Happy to say that I drove across the border, and picked up the package myself without incident.
My package finally made it back to Mt Baker Vapor. Happy to say that I drove across the border, and picked up the package myself without incident.
I wonder if they would have seized the shipment if the volume had not been so "industrial" in size?
Possibly. Sometimes I think it depends on how the shipper describes the product on the customs declaration and sometimes its probably just random a-holes doing their job to the letter of the law.
Thank you for the Update, King, gives me *some* hope as mine is 2 months with Customs. I see it took about 2 and a half months before it was returned to your supplier. Difference with my situation, Customs hasn't even sent me a letter. I'm just *hoping* Customs sends the package back and forgoes the letter to me.
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Holy crap! I JUST received an email from my supplier: "We actually did receive your package back at our office today. Please give us approval to manually charge your credit card in the amount ($42.90) for the upgraded shipment of USPS Express International Mail so we can reship your package."
So happy about this turn of events. Looks like 2 to 2 and a half months is the time frame.))))
So happy about this turn of events. Looks like 2 to 2 and a half months is the time frame.
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