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Posted by belassi on March 27, 2015 at 7:20 pm

This is a warning I suppose.

I ordered 2 Kg of licorice extracts from a Chinese company.

Due to scarcity, licorice exports are restricted, apparently. So, the shipping company decided to label it instead as methyl cellulose.

When it arrived at my end, customs immediately gave me masses of trouble and I’ll almost certainly have to send it back to China and have them resend it via airmail which stands a better chance of getting here.
So, watch out…

MichelleReece replied 9 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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belassi

Member
March 28, 2015 at 12:58 am

Oh well. Contacted MAFCO and the kind people there are sending me samples tomorrow
OldPerry

Member
April 6, 2015 at 7:22 pm

Thanks for the tip!
DavidW

Member
April 7, 2015 at 2:02 am

There is a company here in the US names Stryka Botanicals. They usually have good prices (maybe not as good as China).
belassi

Member
April 11, 2015 at 4:46 am

@DavidW: thanks

@Perry: I am doing a compare with PLINHIB. PM me if you’d like to compare progress.
MichelleReece

Member
April 12, 2015 at 8:11 am

I’ve never ordered any cosmetic ingredients from China, and don’t plan to because of the problem with counterfeits and mistranslations.

Anyway, thanks for the warning; you’ve probably saved a few dozen lurkers a lot of hassle.

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