Photograph everything.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes. How long have you been on a tracking gap?
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.
File early. Same for me with a tracking gap, unfortunately.
Same here.
Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.
Photograph everything.
Split the order.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Split the order.