Thread: Delivery issues USPS from USA

Originally Posted by 223nut

USPS has just cancelled all deliveries to new Zealand..... Heard it as a rumour and just found a link saying something similar on RNz

Yeah, see post #22. Postponned is the word used I think. Problem has been a world wide issue since last year. However with a fair chunk of the world trying to upon up and us maintaining our hermit kingdom we will be one of the last to be serviced. Also the poor state of USPS itself.

Having said that, the likes of Amazon and FedEx who operate their own services are still getting the stuff thru.

On Friday (the day of the USPS announcement) my press that I have ordered was accepted into the USPS system. It has made it to Chicago over the weekend so I am hopeful. It wasn't declined at the USPS agency given its destination address.
So hopefully I will see it sometime. I'm guessing on experience from last year maybe 6 months.

My understanding of it is that because we are not letting travellers in, it means there are much less incoming international flights. Most of the mail travels on said flights and with so few planes coming in, mail capacity is reduced. Locking the borders is loke putting a fence up without a gate. Sure it keeps undesirables out like viruses etc, but it also keeps the delivery guy out.....

I am not saying open the borders. I am saying there are costs to society that are a consequence of these actions and as a society we have to figure out which costs are worth it and which ones are too high..

Heard on another forum that USPS has stopped shipping to Australia due to lack of flights so might be NZ too

Got a spotting scope coming usps. It left Japan on the 28 Sept.
Hope it headed this way.

Just go a newsletter from Titan who are one of the notable sellers of Lee stuff in the States.
They had already stopped using USPS and now are using UPS. Reason - uncertainty of deliveries with USPS.
Suspect if Titan have confidence in UPS, the issues with USPS are not entirely Covid related.

Airfreight will be the only way forward, containerised sea freight is going to grind to a halt.

Originally Posted by johnd

Airfreight will be the only way forward, containerised sea freight is going to grind to a halt.

Not so sure about this. The demand in China for empty containers to ship out exports is so high at the moment, shipping companies make moor money taking exports to the US etc and returning with empty containers than they do shipping full containers both ways to NZ and Australia especially considering the difficulties getting sorted at our ports due to quarantine and requirements and capacity issues etc....

If a shipping company has to choose between a faster (empty boat) run that is more profitable and a slower full and less profitable run then it is an easy choice....This was starting to happen pre covid and I saw an article about 2016 by a shipping company here in NZ suggesting that in 5 or 6 years (about now...) we may need to look at subsidising shipping to get it to travel to our country or set up a dedicated Aus/ NZ transfer company so freight could be shipped to Aussie and we could 'pick it up from there....." I remember the rreaction was something along the lines of they were being self centred / wanting more money / excuse to jack up prices etc...but to me it looks like their prediction was closer to the mark than anyone would have liked....

Originally Posted by timattalon

Not so sure about this. The demand in China for empty containers to ship out exports is so high at the moment, shipping companies make moor money taking exports to the US etc and returning with empty containers than they do shipping full containers both ways to NZ and Australia especially considering the difficulties getting sorted at our ports due to quarantine and requirements and capacity issues etc....

If a shipping company has to choose between a faster (empty boat) run that is more profitable and a slower full and less profitable run then it is an easy choice....This was starting to happen pre covid and I saw an article about 2016 by a shipping company here in NZ suggesting that in 5 or 6 years (about now...) we may need to look at subsidising shipping to get it to travel to our country or set up a dedicated Aus/ NZ transfer company so freight could be shipped to Aussie and we could 'pick it up from there....." I remember the rreaction was something along the lines of they were being self centred / wanting more money / excuse to jack up prices etc...but to me it looks like their prediction was closer to the mark than anyone would have liked....

Yeah thats what I was meaning.... grind to a halt here in NZ. Ships have been dropping off runs and less runs being done for the last 2 yrs and now they cant get them discharged / loaded here without huge delays tied up along side which adds to the cost.

Originally Posted by johnd

Airfreight will be the only way forward, containerised sea freight is going to grind to a halt.

Surface hasn't been an option for a while based on my experience. I keep funds in the US and my mate there forwards stuff I fancy. Got some tooling in about four months ago and the cheapest freight option ( still some sort of airmail) took about ten bloody weeks to get here at an exorbitant price.

Weird thing- about three weeks ago, bought an anti-reflective screen protector for my tablet to use on our electronic targets. Sent from the UK and got here in about a week!!

US suspends postal deliveries to New Zealand
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has suspended mail deliveries to New Zealand due to an unavailability of transportation.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-z...BcGkNolKHnIK4U

I think DHL is the best option as they have their own planes. At origin ask for shipping via DHL

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I think DHL is the best option as they have their own planes. At origin ask for shipping via DHL

They are crap
UPS is far better

I used to use DHL - yes - good shipment time to AKL - then bloody useless - would never Pre clear - always wait for arrival AKL then do clearance and insist on using Credit Card for clearance @2% fee which is a lot when talking 10-20K
So take 3 days sitting AKL waiting for this clearance

No - UPS
Pre-Clear all as soon as leave origin country
No CCard BS - Bank Transfer etc etc

Had a spotting scope leave the US 10 Sept via USPS. Arrived NZ 4 October and is now out for delivery.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Had a spotting scope leave the US 10 Sept via USPS. Arrived NZ 4 October and is now out for delivery.

What part of USA was the supplier? I think that greatly affects the delays as i have some goodies heading my way from Minnesota which have to go through CHICAGO IL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERl.............which is the worst USPS depot. My goodies were dispatched 2 September and went into Chicago 3 September then last heard of 7 September.

September 7, 2021
In Transit to Next Facility
Your package is moving within the USPS network and is on track to be delivered to its final destination. It is currently in transit to the next facility.


whatever the "next facility" may be.... A storage warehouse until the Covid pandemic no longer exists.i suppose . Sigh. The last delivery from Minnesota took 7 weeks + to reach me... this one 7 years??.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

What part of USA was the supplier? I think that greatly affects the delays as i have some goodies heading my way from Minnesota which have to go through CHICAGO IL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERl.............which is the worst USPS depot. My goodies were dispatched 2 September and went into Chicago 3 September then last heard of 7 September.

September 7, 2021
In Transit to Next Facility
Your package is moving within the USPS network and is on track to be delivered to its final destination. It is currently in transit to the next facility.


whatever the "next facility" may be.... A storage warehouse until the Covid pandemic no longer exists.i suppose . Sigh. The last delivery from Minnesota took 7 weeks + to reach me... this one 7 years??.

October 3, 2021, 3:10 pm
Processed through Facility
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Your item was processed through a facility in AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND on October 3, 2021 at 3:10 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.
October 3, 2021, 11:02 am
Processed Through Facility
NEW ZEALAND
September 28, 2021, 7:39 pm
Departed
TOKYO, JAPAN
September 28, 2021, 6:30 pm
Departed
TOKYO, JAPAN
September 15, 2021, 1:25 pm
Departed
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
September 15, 2021, 4:53 am
Arrived
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
September 12, 2021, 6:15 pm
Processed Through Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 12, 2021, 6:13 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 12, 2021, 6:13 pm
Arrived at Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 11, 2021, 1:57 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
LANCASTER PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 10, 2021, 1:19 pm
Acceptance
HUMMELSTOWN, PA 17036