Nearly every order in the past 7 or 8 months or so will be during a promo because there were holiday promos during Halloween (autumn), Christmas and New Year that extended through the end of winter, and now the spring promo since early February.This order from Promo?
Since 2014 when I started using this source, there has been a similar promo every season -- the promo has been active more often than time without a promo.
I've had an Intl. pack of my own seized this year and I do not participate in the promo (I'm a consultant that gets paid by the source(s) I help in credit which may be used for product -- I do not use any promo because it would take much more value from the source than what I agree to accept as compensation for my time).
I have experience a few seizes now post-Covid lockdowns. I think the postal services and governments have become more strict (maybe as a result of looking for people ordering online meds -- anti-freedom agenda -- but that is a topic for a different thread).
Also, the country of origin may be somewhat "flagged" and draw greater attention.
Moreover, the pack I have received have showed some room for improvement in that the original country of origin shipping label was visible in some cases which negates most, if not all, of the benefit of forwarding packs from the European middle-point.
I do not think customs scans and searches all packs; I think they focus greater effort on packs from specific countries -- when the original country of origin (in Asia) label is showing on a W2 pack, it looks suspicious.
Most of my packs that did arrive had the European middle-point label covering over the original label.
I know seizure is always a risk, but I think that risk is increased if the original country or origin label is visible -- it does not help to have an EU label when there is a clearly showing Asian label visible.
The packs with only the EU label visible have enjoyed more success, in my opinion.
My recommendation to the source is that the entire W2 pack from the original country of origin be placed completely into another shipping package (this way there is zero evidence showing from where the pack ultimately originated) and labeled from the EU middle-point.
In addition, and I know there are big factors and costs that may not make such moves easy or possible, I recommend the EU middle-point be moved to a country that has less attention in terms of shipping products that may be prohibited.
Of course, these are just my own guesses and opinions and I understand there is a lot of factors and complexity beyond that which I may have considered.
I respect that sources obviously are trying everything within there ability and control to enjoy successful business (or they do not generate sustainable income).
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