Help Is my address burned? Can I get around customs? (NZ/AU)

[NeuroAtypical]

A warm hello to anyone reading. I couldn't find anything about this so I've decided to write it here.

I was careless enough to order SN from overseas and have it shipped here to New Zealand (customs is very strict here). It got stuck in customs for around 5 days, at which point I got a welfare check. I wasn't brave enough to lie to a police officer so I admitted that I planned on using it to CTB (lying wouldn't have helped anyway). It's been about four weeks since all of that and I had bought something from china (something very harmless). It was in customs clearance for 7 days (very unusual) and when I received it I got a card letting me know that customs had opened it and found nothing (even more unusual and has never happened to me before). With an extended history of suicide and this recent event I think my address might be burned.

I plan on ordering some other chemicals from overseas to hopefully CTB with (I cannot find anything domestically or from Australia). Is there any way that I can increase my odds of getting something through customs?

I'm thinking of writing a false address and then redirecting it to a pickup location (PO boxes here don't accept private couriers), I don't think I'd be able to use a false name though because I'd need to show ID to collect it. I'm not sure whether my name or my address (or both) are on some kind of watchlist. Would this work? Maybe I should try ordering harmless things to test and prod what ways I can weasel a package into the country.

If anyone knows anything about New Zealand or Australian customs (or even customs in general) I would greatly appreciate any help, as I'm not very knowledgeable. Thank you.

 

[Bat12]

A warm hello to anyone reading. I couldn't find anything about this so I've decided to write it here.

I was careless enough to order SN from overseas and have it shipped here to New Zealand (customs is very strict here). It got stuck in customs for around 5 days, at which point I got a welfare check. I wasn't brave enough to lie to a police officer so I admitted that I planned on using it to CTB (lying wouldn't have helped anyway). It's been about four weeks since all of that and I had bought something from china (something very harmless). It was in customs clearance for 7 days (very unusual) and when I received it I got a card letting me know that customs had opened it and found nothing (even more unusual and has never happened to me before). With an extended history of suicide and this recent event I think my address might be burned.

I plan on ordering some other chemicals from overseas to hopefully CTB with (I cannot find anything domestically or from Australia). Is there any way that I can increase my odds of getting something through customs?

I'm thinking of writing a false address and then redirecting it to a pickup location (PO boxes here don't accept private couriers), I don't think I'd be able to use a false name though because I'd need to show ID to collect it. I'm not sure whether my name or my address (or both) are on some kind of watchlist. Would this work? Maybe I should try ordering harmless things to test and prod what ways I can weasel a package into the country.

If anyone knows anything about New Zealand or Australian customs (or even customs in general) I would greatly appreciate any help, as I'm not very knowledgeable. Thank you.

Can I ask why lying wouldn't have helped you? I lied and it went no further

 

[NeuroAtypical]

Can I ask why lying wouldn't have helped you? I lied and it went no further

I'm living with dad and he knows everything about my past, so as soon as the police officer mentioned suicide he knew that something was up. My dad would've taken the SN from me. Lying probably would've helped not set off alarm bells with the police and customs, but I imagine that my parents would've fought tooth and nail to "keep me safe" (possibly getting the same result anyway).

I should've lied, but It was very stressful for me so I wasn't thinking too clearly.

 

[BillyBob]

MMM, I was in that situation many years back ordering N. I got a nice customs letter and all.

May sound sus, but you could always put your next door neighbours address down and then intercept it when it is getting delivered.
But yeah there will be along period where they will end up checking your mail. Think I was getting my packages checked most times for the first few years after the letter.

I need to order some more SN soon as mine is getting old and want a new stock of it so I will have to go back through the same process.

Sorry you got a wellfair check, those things are a nightmare to deal with.

 

[NeuroAtypical]

MMM, I was in that situation many years back ordering N. I got a nice customs letter and all.

May sound sus, but you could always put your next door neighbours address down and then intercept it when it is getting delivered.
But yeah there will be along period where they will end up checking your mail. Think I was getting my packages checked most times for the first few years after the letter.

I need to order some more SN soon as mine is getting old and want a new stock of it so I will have to go back through the same process.

Sorry you got a wellfair check, those things are a nightmare to deal with.

Thank you. It's hard finding any information on this kind of thing, so it's helpful to hear your experience. Intercepting sounds a bit scary but that just might work.

Also may I ask whether customs opens every single package?
If so, that means I can just keep trying things out until I don't receive a card. Process of elimination.
(edit: I just realized my question is answered already, I'm stupid, sorry)

I wish you the best of luck with ordering again.

 

[BillyBob]

Thank you. It's hard finding any information on this kind of thing, so it's helpful to hear your experience. Intercepting sounds a bit scary but that just might work.

Also may I ask whether customs opens every single package?
If so, that means I can just keep trying things out until I don't receive a card. Process of elimination.
(edit: I just realized my question is answered already, I'm stupid, sorry)

I wish you the best of luck with ordering again.

They opened most of my packages since that first letter. But some made it without to much trouble.
I think they will check your packages more often because of what you ordered. So if anything, wait a little bit before ordering.