Got a letter from the customs office about a parcel from South Africa. Reading it carefully before I do anything.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? Same for me with a personal use allowance, unfortunately.
Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.
Photograph everything.
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.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
Split the order.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes. Side effects was my main issue with a personal use allowance too.