Trying to work out whether Portugal is workable at the moment, because the rules I find online contradict each other.
Photograph everything before you open it. It takes ten seconds and settles most disputes.
What I have learned is that the 14 day mark is the point to start the process, not the point to panic.
Chargeback windows are shorter than people think and the clock starts at the transaction, not at the complaint.
The address matters more than the contents after a while, and nobody warns you about that.
Mostly posting so the next person has something to search.
A privacy service registered three months ago on a domain claiming twenty years of trading is a contradiction. How long have you been on PayPal?
Split the order.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
Same here.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model.
How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first? Currently on PayPal myself.
“Registered with” is doing an enormous amount of work in that sentence.
Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.