Ordered from Ireland for the first time and the debit card payment triggered every fraud check the bank has.
Customs handling fees are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are so hard to contest.
Photograph everything before you open it. It takes ten seconds and settles most disputes.
What changed my experience was splitting orders rather than ordering larger and less often.
The three month rule is cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
What is the thing you check first now?
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? How long have you been on La Poste?
Domain age is one of the few signals that is expensive to fake and free to check.
Split the order.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.