File early.

What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? Two years in on Poland and it lines up.

Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.

Split orders. Two small parcels beat one large one for reasons that have nothing to do with price.

Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?

Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always. How long have you been on Poland?

File early.

The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate. Same for me with Poland, unfortunately.

Reminder that a tracking number is not required in the post, but the dates and the carrier are.

Be careful reading one parcel as a rule. Two successes build a false model.

Same here.

Same for me with Poland, unfortunately.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first? Currently on Poland myself.

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