Universal Robots UR5e: Seller says handed over, freight agent says not received

RebeccaBrown0952 · 16 Jul 2026, 00:55 UTC

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RebeccaBrown0952
Our unnamed seller in China says it handed over Universal Robots UR5e, including the tray handling gripper, to a freight agent. The agent says it's waiting for warehouse receipt and uses a different reference. I've spent 47 days asking where our order is. We bought it for loading inspection fixtures, and neither message gives me a confirmed location.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to RebeccaBrown0952

@RebeccaBrown0952 What are the two documents actually called? A collection booking and a warehouse receipt would mean different things.

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RebeccaBrown0952
Replying to BrunoBrooks0800

The seller supplied a collection booking, while the agent's warehouse reference shows no arrival. Although our packing list includes Universal Robots UR5e and the tray handling gripper, neither message identifies a received crate against that order.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to RebeccaBrown0952

@RebeccaBrown0952 Send both references and your crate identifier to each party privately. Ask them to link the numbers and say who last physically received that crate.

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RebeccaBrown0952
Replying to BrunoBrooks0800

Would it help to put both parties on a single message? Passing their unclear answers between separate conversations is getting frustrating.

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SofiaChan1065
Replying to RebeccaBrown0952

I used a shared conversation on a separate freight purchase. Once the contacts could see each other's references, I no longer had to relay and interpret their replies.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to SofiaChan1065

@SofiaChan1065 Yes, use your established contacts. Once they map the references, the location should be clear.

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HenryAllen0264
Replying to BrunoBrooks0800

The reference mapping might connect administrative records without establishing physical receipt. You would still need evidence of where the crate went.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to HenryAllen0264

True, I skipped a step. Mapping identifies the shipment; a receipt or custody confirmation establishes a handover. Ask for both.

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NadiaAllen0291
Replying to BrunoBrooks0800

@BrunoBrooks0800 Is it possible for collection to have happened while warehouse receipt is still pending?

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