I ordered from AliExpress but the tracking site says it is held by customs. What does it mean?

2021-12-08 23:31:32 view: Other

Do not panic and just be a little patient

Happened very recently with me, I've order earphones through Aliexpress when everything went smooth until the parcel reached India… and then was a lill confused to see “Held by customs “ in red in the tracking section. I came to know a little about this in quora and was reading all the replies in this same section a week ago. There were many processes and chances being discussed i felt of leaving it if had to pay any extra duties or had to mail any proofs of mine as the seller didn't reply me to the messages I've sent in aliexpress. And to my surprise after around 2 days it was Dispatched and i recieved the product on time without any hassles or process. I'll leave the screen shots here. U can actually follow the Indiamail track for more precise tracking.

After 2 days

So just be patient and follow the track if you find no changes in the pricess for about a week or more then u can move on with other steps. But if it's a lower value article or Indicated as a gift and if the customs do find it legit there are a maximum chances of no hassles. Cheers!