Australia Post has held my parcel for 28 days with no scan. Is that normal for this route or should I start the process?
The bank blocking a payment is a completely different problem from the shop blocking it, and the fix is different.
A written confirmation email after every phone call is the cheapest insurance there is.
What is the thing you check first now?
Photograph everything.
Same here.
Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
A privacy service registered three months ago on a domain claiming twenty years of trading is a contradiction.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
Same here.
Tolerance was my main issue with Monero too.
Same here.
Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.
Split the order. How long have you been on Monero?
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate. How long have you been on Monero?
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? Tolerance was my main issue with Monero too.