Trying to work out whether Italy is workable at the moment, because the rules I find online contradict each other.
Filing the paperwork early is worth more than arguing later about whose fault it was.
Customs handling fees are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are so hard to contest.
Tracked and signed-for is a different product to tracked, and the price difference is smaller than the anxiety difference.
The returns address and the contact address are often different and only one of them is a real building.
Would rather do this properly than quickly.
File early.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. Not on a tracking gap but the pattern is familiar.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. How long have you been on a tracking gap?
File early.
Same here.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. A fortnight in on a tracking gap and it lines up.
File early. Side effects was my main issue with a tracking gap too.
Silent tracking in the first week is normal. Scanning happens at hubs, not continuously.
Photograph everything.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
Reminder that a tracking number is not required in the post, but the dates and the carrier are. Currently on a tracking gap myself.
Photograph everything.