Comparing two orders, one from the United States and one domestic. The difference in handling is the interesting part, not the price. Declarations that contradict the return address are the ones that get opened.
Same here.
Domain age is one of the few signals that is expensive to fake and free to check.
Photograph everything.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Photograph everything.
Split the order.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.
Same here.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.