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Declaration wording that gets parcels opened (22)

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reefsea
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Ordered from Spain for the first time and the credit card payment triggered every fraud check the bank has.

Filing the paperwork early is worth more than arguing later about whose fault it was.

Reading the statute rather than the summary changes the tone of everything you send back.

Customs handling fees are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are so hard to contest.

Any experience with the equivalent in another country would help.



   
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hazeldrum24
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The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened.



   
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rowan_sun
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?



   
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ridgefork
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language? Currently on Portugal myself.



   
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wren8736
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Split orders. Two small parcels beat one large one for reasons that have nothing to do with price. Not on Portugal but the pattern is familiar.



   
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Enriq
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Customs outcomes are not rulings. A parcel passing is not legal advice.



   
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glacierpike50
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The address matters more than the contents eventually. Changing what you order when the address is flagged changes nothing.



   
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hazearch20
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language? How long have you been on Portugal?



   
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vialhead
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Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.



   
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dawn_joss
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?



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



   
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bluevale92
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How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?



   
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willow_grove
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Domain age is one of the few signals that is expensive to fake and free to check.



   
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tff
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File early. A year in on Portugal and it lines up.



   
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cairn_flare
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What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? Tolerance was my main issue with Portugal too.



   
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