Got a letter from the customs office about a parcel from India. Reading it carefully before I do anything.
Reading the statute rather than the summary changes the tone of everything you send back.
What changed my experience was splitting orders rather than ordering larger and less often.
Anyone know the actual process rather than the folklore?
Split the order. Six weeks in on a sorting hub and it lines up.
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.
The published rule and the enforcement pattern are different documents. Only one of them affects you. Same for me with a sorting hub, unfortunately.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
Silent tracking in the first week is normal. Scanning happens at hubs, not continuously.
Reminder that a tracking number is not required in the post, but the dates and the carrier are. How long have you been on a sorting hub?
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes. Six weeks in on a sorting hub and it lines up.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened. Not on a sorting hub but the pattern is familiar.