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

Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. Tolerance was my main issue with a chargeback too.

What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?

“Dispatched” means the label was printed. That is the entire meaning of the word.

File early. Two years in on a chargeback and it lines up.

Same here.

Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. Same for me with a chargeback, unfortunately.

Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter.

The published rule and the enforcement pattern are different documents. Only one of them affects you.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first? Not on a chargeback but the pattern is familiar.

“Registered with” is doing an enormous amount of work in that sentence.

Same here.

Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.

The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.