Quote from: jonnybravo0311 on July 26, 2014, 04:02:45 AM

Quote from: PlanetCrypto on July 26, 2014, 03:32:14 AM

Have bought from Bitmain before and never seen a UPS message like this.
Am in the US, BTW.
The packages have left Anchorage probably headed for Louisville.

"07/25/2014 9:16 P.M. A valid tax ID or deferment number is missing and is required for clearance. We are working to obtain this information. / The package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release."

WTF Over?

Anybody got a clue whose tax ID they want.
And what the heck is a "deferment number"?

Thanks in advance,

How many units did you order? This message means that you have to supply importer paperwork - which is nothing more than filling out a PDF that UPS will provide you - and emailing it back to them. I had this happen when my SP10 was shipped to me. I called Fedex about it, and the girl I spoke with said it was because the value was over $2500.

So, just call UPS, fill out the paperwork and your miners will be released and sent to you.

This B3 order was for 10. Grin

Which, BTW, shipped exactly when Bitmain said it would.

Previous B2 order quantity was 2, flowed through American customs without a hitch (just all the S1's I previously bought 2 at a time).

Thanks for the confirmation that international orders like these get "flagged" due to stated dollar value.

Mental note to self, order in quantities of 2 and "stay under the radar".

Minimum order quantities also make sense because if customs flags a particular shipment of a multi-unit order then only 2 would be held up by customs.

Regarding UPS customer service, called them last night, and the twit I spoke to indicated that UPS would call me NLT Monday @ 10:00. So basically I'm on ignore till Monday till somebody in that department gets off their butt and calls. I'm gonna poke around their website and see if I can't find that form you spoke of.

Thanks for the get back. Thought it was something foolish.