- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire
Hi everyone,
I am an Australian citizen.
Recently, I purchased a quantity (<$2000 USD) of cigars, from a US wholesaler.
Whilst the wholesaler informed me that they could not ship directly to Australia, they gave me a list of recommended shipping forwarding companies that I could use to get the products out of the US and into Australia, where I live.
I selected one of the companies and paid for my order, which was shipped to the shipping forwarding company I chose, in NH.
However, I'd made a huge oversight, the shipping forwading company I chose do not handle tobacco products at all, and informed me that I had 2 options;
1. Afrer 45 days, they destroy the shipment
Or
2. They send it back to the address (in PA) that it was sent from, if they are provided with a pre-paid UPS return to sender label (UPS were the courier, from PA to NH).
I've just recieved an email from the shipping companies' support email stating that they will not release my package to another courier for shipping to Australia.
I'm wondering where I stand legally on this, I don't see how they can hold onto the package, until their 45 days is up and they destroy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
*Tobacco isn't illegal or restricted in Australia (or any US state) it's just heavily taxed.
I am an Australian citizen.
Recently, I purchased a quantity (<$2000 USD) of cigars, from a US wholesaler.
Whilst the wholesaler informed me that they could not ship directly to Australia, they gave me a list of recommended shipping forwarding companies that I could use to get the products out of the US and into Australia, where I live.
I selected one of the companies and paid for my order, which was shipped to the shipping forwarding company I chose, in NH.
However, I'd made a huge oversight, the shipping forwading company I chose do not handle tobacco products at all, and informed me that I had 2 options;
1. Afrer 45 days, they destroy the shipment
Or
2. They send it back to the address (in PA) that it was sent from, if they are provided with a pre-paid UPS return to sender label (UPS were the courier, from PA to NH).
I've just recieved an email from the shipping companies' support email stating that they will not release my package to another courier for shipping to Australia.
I'm wondering where I stand legally on this, I don't see how they can hold onto the package, until their 45 days is up and they destroy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
*Tobacco isn't illegal or restricted in Australia (or any US state) it's just heavily taxed.