Re: Purchasing melatonin - customs issues?

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Thanks for all your replies!! I do like this group, people are so friendly.

Just a quick question, has anyone had any problems with customs stopping the

shipment?

Rod

[Guest guest]

Hi Rod - customs arent interested if the cost is less than £18 which if you are just ordering the melatonin it will be - but if you take other vitamins check prices as a lot are cheaper to buy from US than here!

Cost of armour etc that people buy from International Pharmacy is likely the reason why customs seem to target parcels from them!!

Gill Thanks for all your replies!! I do like this group, people are so friendly.Just a quick question, has anyone had any problems with customs stopping the shipment?

[Guest guest]

Hi Rob - I am so pleased that you like this group - we have some

lovely members and lovely moderators.

Yes, many of us have, but it seems to be more of a problem with

International Pharmacy, and now with Value Pharmaceuticals - both places where

we buy our natural thyroid extract. It doesn't happen all the time, but

anything that is over £18 is liable to be stopped at Customs  charged VAT and

then passed on to the Royal mail who then send out a card saying we have to pay

another £8 for their handling fee.

Luv - Sheila

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thyroid treatment

Subject: Re: Purchasing melatonin - customs

issues?

Hi there,

Thanks for all your replies!! I do like this group, people are so friendly.

Just a quick question, has anyone had any problems with customs stopping the

shipment?

Rod

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[Guest guest]

To be quite honest, I sit in my little conspiracy room wondering

whether a certain UK thyroid association is at the back of all this - trying to

make our desiccated thyroid so expensive we give up in the end and go back onto

the synthetic levothyroxine. There is far too much of a coincidence with what

happens - and now it has started happening with Value Pharmaceuticals too just

recently.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Rod,

I have been ordering melatonin from Biovea for many years and I have never had

any trouble with delivery.

The only trouble I have had is with International Pharmacy - it seems the

Customs only target packages from them.

B

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[Guest guest]

Hi rod, This can apply to all packets with a value of over £18- the post office then send a card telling you the VAT amount and also charge you £8 for the privilege of paying the VAT to them. Not all packets got stopped, but some sources seem to be targeted- or is my paranoia showing. > thyroid treatment > From: rod.zz@...> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:14:43 +0000> Subject: Re: Purchasing melatonin - customs issues?> > > > Hi there,> > Thanks for all your replies!! I do like this group, people are so friendly.> Just a quick question, has anyone had any problems with customs stopping the shipment?> > Rod> > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Cec

It is a lot more expensive in the UK than from abroad,

but until recently, I thought Melatonin was banned in the UK, or we needed a

prescription. I have written to Biovea to ask whether a prescription is

required. Melatonin only costs $15 from www.pharmwest.com

 but costs about £18 (with the discount they allow) from Biovea.

Luv - Sheila

Hi

Just wondering why you want to import melatonin when you can buy it in the UK.

Biovea have it on special offer at the moment and there address is London SW7

4UB

http://www.biovea.net

Cec

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

I have been buying 1mg melatonin from Biovea for many years.

My brother brought some back from the USA about 10 years ago for his jet-lag and

gave me some. I started taking because I was going through an emotionally

traumatic time and could not get to sleep. It saved my sanity at the time.

B

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila

My friend just placed an order without a prescription.

The order was for 360 tabs @ 3mgs, (just under a years supply) and the price was

£18.95 plus £2.50 postage. .

She has ordered from them before and found them very fast

Cec

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> Hi Cec

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> It is a lot more expensive in the UK than from abroad, but until recently, I

> thought Melatonin was banned in the UK, or we needed a prescription. I have

> written to Biovea to ask whether a prescription is required. Melatonin only

> costs $15 from www.pharmwest.com but costs about £18 (with the discount

> they allow) from Biovea.

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> Luv - Sheila

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> Hi

> Just wondering why you want to import melatonin when you can buy it in the

> UK. Biovea have it on special offer at the moment and there address is

> London SW7 4UB

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> http://www.biovea.net

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> Cec

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[Guest guest]

Let's hope she gets them through Customs without having to pay

VAT and the Royal Mail handling fee of £8.0. Let us know if she gets clobbered

for this. Did she order from Pharm West or from elsewhere?

Luv

- Sheila

Hi Sheila

My friend just placed an order without a prescription.

The order was for 360 tabs @ 3mgs, (just under a years supply) and the price

was £18.95 plus £2.50 postage. .

She has ordered from them before and found them very fast

Cec

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> Hi Cec

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila, Re: My friend just placed an order without a prescription. The order was for 360 tabs @ 3mgs, (just under a years supply) and the price was £18.95 plus £2.50 postage.The melatonin was purchased from www.BIOVEA.net and they said it would be dispatched by royal mail so we assume its coming from the UK.Cec > >> > Hi Cec>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila The Melatonin arrived this morning it was dispatched from Slough by royal mail there was also a 5% discount as it was a repeat order.I looked on pharmwest site and you only get 60 tablets for $15 plus $7.50 postage so I think Biovea's 360 tablets for £18.95 plus £2.50 postage is a much better deal. I don't know if there are any other UK sites selling Melatonin but it might be worth a look. My friend uses Biovea for most of her supplements because she has used them for years has and has found them good. Also she's never had a prescription and has never been asked for one.Cec> >> > Hi Cec> > > > > > > > It is a lot more expensive in the UK than from abroad, but until recently, I> > thought Melatonin was banned in the UK, or we needed a prescription. I have> > written to Biovea to ask whether a prescription is required. Melatonin only> > costs $15 from www.pharmwest.com but costs about £18 (with the discount> > they allow) from Biovea.> > > > > > > > Luv - Sheila> > > > > > > > Hi> > Just wondering why you want to import melatonin when you can buy it in the> > UK. Biovea have it on special offer at the moment and there address is> > London SW7 4UB> > > > http://www.biovea.net> > > > Cec> >>

[Guest guest]

Definitely a better deal Cec and thanks for letting us know

about this. Let me know how you get on using Melatonin- I hope it works for

you. Make sure there is no light coming into your bedroom, because for

Melatonin to work, you need complete darkness. You may experience a headache

occasionally when you wake up, but this is only momentary, it rapidly goes

away. Sometimes I got one, sometimes I didn't, but generally, I used to wake up

feeling amazingly refreshed.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Sheila

The Melatonin arrived this morning it

was dispatched from Slough by royal mail

there was also a 5% discount as it was

a repeat order.

I looked on pharmwest site and you

only get 60 tablets for $15 plus $7.50 postage so I think Biovea's 360

tablets for £18.95 plus £2.50 postage is a much better deal.