Coins Held By Cbsa/Customs ... Help

NGC always labels it "numismatic items being returned to owner". I honestly have never had this problem before.

You are the one who mentioned the CBSA is enforcing new regulations regarding this issue, unless you know how to navigate the new system your package will stay in limbo until cleared, through previous experience with other imported items, either you have right codes and paperwork the items goes through smoothly or you will be waiting for ever without professional help. Hundred bucks is not much for clearing 10 grand of product, good luck anyway

Package #2 and package #3 have been delivered. There still no movement on package #1 - neither Canada Post, CBSA or USPS seems to know where it is. My fingers are crossed.

Thanks for keeping us informed JGG and glad at least the 2 packages cleared. I can certainly understand your frustration and hope for you that the lost may still be found. In this era of automated tracking and scanning between postal systems and border crossings, this shouldn't happen:-(

The whole mess will cost you nothing. NGC has insurance that you paid for. My bet is the package is still being held by the nice folks at CBSA. There is NO way to track it until it comes back into the mail stream after being released from bond. Only once it is back in Canada Post hands will it be traceable again.
One thing for sure CBSA are not going to steal your package, they have lots of easier ways to extract cash.
Once had a package of English coin auction lots take two months to clear Customs!
Don't blame this one on the post office.
Also the late Chuck Moores packages were hardly an easily targeted item.
Most any thing that was posted from him simply said "MOORES " or "CHARLES D MOORE "
Can tell you with absolute certainty ( I had a Very Long career with CanadaPost) very little really goes missing. Canada Post Security people are pretty much top notch.

I really don't like the transition mechanism between CBSA and CP. I've lost two coins in that process both of which came in through Vancouver. One was minor value and never found, and the other was a diving goose shipped tracked from Australia at a value of $380.00. The coin sat in "routed to customs status for 3 weeks" until I decided to pursue it. One problem is that CP will not allow you to trace an inbound shipment and it's up to the sender to start the process (even though the coin is already in Canada). In my case, the sender was not overly cooperative so CP suggested I call CBSA in Vancouver which proved somewhat useless. They basically tried to claim that this happens all the time and either blame it in CP not bringing down the package or that the shipment was maybe ceased for some reason (but of course they couldn't prove that and claimed that it's impossible for THEM to loose anything). Long story short, the whole process took so long that the Paypal claim limit passed and I was out the cash.

Great news and thanks for the update!

It's always nice to hear about positive outcomes!