Tapered Insertion Pin | Stainless Steel Expanders

📦 Shipping Information – DustyJewelz

Thank you for shopping with us 🖤

Here’s what to expect once you place your order.

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⏱ Processing Time

Orders are usually packed and dispatched within 1–3 business days.

During promotions, holidays or peak periods, processing may take slightly longer.

If there is a major delay, we will contact you via email.

🧧 Lunar New Year Notice (Feb 11–23)

Some suppliers and shipping partners are celebrating the lunar year holiday. While orders continue to leave our warehouse daily, certain deliveries may take a little longer during this period.

Shipping speeds are expected to return to normal shortly after the holiday period. Thank you for your patience ❤️

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🌍 Shipping Locations

Orders are dispatched from our warehouses in Australia and Singapore depending on stock availability.

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✈️ Estimated Delivery Times

Please allow 1–2 business days for dispatch. Orders placed on weekends are processed at the start of the next business week.

🇦🇺 Australia

Most orders arrive within 7–12 business days. Parcels sent from our Sunshine Coast warehouse often arrive sooner. If an item is sourced from one of our international warehouses, delivery may take a few extra days.

Tracking is provided as soon as your order ships.

During peak seasons or supplier holidays, minor delays can occur.

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🇺🇸 United States

Most customers receive their order within 7–12 business days.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Most customers receive their order within 5–10 business days.

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🌍 Rest of World / Europe

Delivery typically falls between 7–14 business days.

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🎄 Holiday & Peak Period Notice

During Lunar New Year and other major holidays, shipping and customs processing may take a little longer due to reduced operations. We always dispatch orders as quickly as possible.

 

Please note that these are estimates of the time it takes for a package to be sent to you---including order confirmation, packing, and transit. The delivery timings of each parcel may change from time to time, depending on variables like weather conditions, customs, etc. You may also check in on your delivery status from your tracking number and link.

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📬 Tracking

Once your order ships, you’ll receive an email with tracking information.

Please allow a short time for tracking updates to appear.

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🌍 Customs, Duties & Taxes

International shipments may be subject to import duties, VAT or postal handling fees determined by the destination country.

These charges are not included in your order total and must be paid by the customer.

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🇪🇺 European Union Customers

Your postal service may contact you by email, SMS or letter to collect VAT or handling fees before delivery.

To avoid delays or returns, please follow their payment instructions.

If a parcel is returned due to unpaid customs charges, return fees and original shipping costs will be deducted from any refund in line with our Returns Policy.

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🚚 Carrier Delays

Delays caused by customs, carriers or local postal services are outside our control.

We appreciate your patience if they occur.

 

Sizing for Ear Stretching Jewellery

 

Below is a guide on how to measure Body Jewellery. **PLEASE NOTE** We ask that you please choose your products carefully. For health and safety reasons we DO NOT accept returns on body jewellery if you choose the wrong item or incorrect size.

 

Plugs and Tunnels

The size stated for plugs and tunnels is the diameter at which the item sits in the ear. (the size of your hole)

If you are buying 'double flared' plugs or tunnels, be aware that the actual end diameter of the item is larger than the diameter at which the item sits in the ear. The flared part of the plug is usually 1mm - 1.5mm larger. The flare is what keeps the plug in the ear. See the info on double flared plugs on our ear stretching information page.

Tapers, Spirals and Hangers

The size stated on tapers, stretchers, spirals, hooks and hangers is the maximum diameter of the item

Ear Weights

The nature of ear weights is that they require a minimum size hole to be worn. For example an 8mm ear weight can be worn in an ear stretch of a minimum of 8mm but can also be worn in larger stretched ears.

If you are at 12mm you can wear all weights listed up to including 'For 12mm and above' So you can wear 'For 6mm and Above' 'For 8mm and Above' 'For 10mm as well as 'For 12mm and Above'  But items labelled 'For 14mm and Above' will be too big to fit your ears.



Weights

 

Millimeters or Gauge Size

In Australia we tend to measure our body jewellery in millimeters. In the USA and Canada body jewellery is measured in Imperial gauge sizes.
These ARE different! See below for a conversion chart.

Gauge to Millimeters.
18 gauge = 1.0mm
16 gauge = 1.2mm
14 gauge = 1.6mm
12 gauge = 2.0mm
10 gauge = 2.4mm
8 gauge = 3.2mm
6 gauge = 4.0mm
4 gauge = 5.0mm
2 gauge = 6.0mm
0 gauge = 8.0mm
00 gauge = 10.0mm
000 gauge = 11.0mm

after '000' inches are used.

12mm = almost 1/2 inch
13mm = just over 1/2 inch
14mm = almost 9/16 inch
15mm = almost 19/32 inch
16mm = 5/8 inch
17mm = almost 11/16 inch
18mm = just over 11/16 inch
19mm = 3/4 inch
20mm = 25/32 inch
21mm = just over 13/16 inch
22mm = almost 7/8 inch
23mm = 29/32 inch
24mm = just over 15/16 inch
25mm = almost 1 inch
26mm = just over an inch
28mm = almost 1 1/8 inch
30mm = almost 1 1/4 inch
32mm = 1 1/4 inches
35mm = 1 3/8 inch
38mm = 1 1/2 inches
40mm = almost 1 5/8 inch
41mm = 1 5/8 inch

 

Standard Sizing for Piercing Jewellery

Below are the standard sizes at which different piercings are done