Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.

File early. Same for me with Deutsche Post, unfortunately.

Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice. Six weeks in on Deutsche Post and it lines up.

Split orders. Two small parcels beat one large one for reasons that have nothing to do with price.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first? Currently on Deutsche Post myself.

The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.

A privacy service registered three months ago on a domain claiming twenty years of trading is a contradiction.

What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?

File early.

Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model.

Same here.

Currently on Deutsche Post myself.

The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.