Trying to work out whether Mexico is workable at the moment, because the rules I find online contradict each other.
The address matters more than the contents after a while, and nobody warns you about that.
The returns address and the contact address are often different and only one of them is a real building.
Anyone know the actual process rather than the folklore?
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.
Silent tracking in the first week is normal. Scanning happens at hubs, not continuously.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise. How long have you been on a redelivery?
Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
Photograph everything.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened. Not on a redelivery but the pattern is familiar.