Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is. Same for me with a tracking gap, unfortunately.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?

How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?

How do I find the national register if I do not read the language? Currently on a tracking gap myself.

Same here.

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

Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always. Three weeks in on a tracking gap and it lines up.

Photograph everything.

Split the order.

File early. Same for me with a tracking gap, unfortunately.

File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.

Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.

Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model. Currently on a tracking gap myself.

Same here.

Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.