USPS has held my parcel for 21 days with no scan. Is that normal for this route or should I start the process?
The published rule and the enforcement pattern are different documents and only one of them affects your parcel.
The returns address and the contact address are often different and only one of them is a real building.
Mostly posting so the next person has something to search.
“Registered with” is doing an enormous amount of work in that sentence.
Check the register yourself rather than trusting the number printed on the site.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Same here.
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.
Same here.
Currently on Australia Post myself.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction. Tolerance was my main issue with Australia Post too.
Same here.
Split the order. Same for me with Australia Post, unfortunately.
Split the order.
Photograph everything. How long have you been on Australia Post?