DeniseRN_TPA said:

The useful checklist is about verifiability rather than presentation.

International shipping tracking for cross-border ordering orders: my experience with customs in the US when ordering from overseas:

Seized and destroyed — had to get a reshipped package.

Tips: always include a copy of your prescription, declare medication properly on customs forms, keep quantities reasonable (personal use = 3 month supply max), and use a vendor who has experience shipping to your country.

ben_calgary said:

Agreed, with a caveat about community reputation: it is a lagging indicator.

Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion.

DeniseRN_TPA said:

The useful checklist is about verifiability rather than presentation.

I disagree that testing history is decisive. It tells you what a supplier did when they were being watched. Continuity of behaviour under stress — a late shipment, a failed test, a complaint — is more predictive than any run of good results.

One concrete data point for the thread. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.

Happy to go further on any of that.

Moderator note: a couple of off-topic posts removed. Tagging this one for the weekly digest.