Got a letter from the customs office about a parcel from the United States. Reading it carefully before I do anything.
The three month rule is cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
The bank blocking a payment is a completely different problem from the shop blocking it, and the fix is different.
Small, light and boring passes. Large, branded and interesting gets examined.
Anyone know the actual process rather than the folklore?
The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened. Four months in on New Zealand and it lines up.
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction. Currently on New Zealand myself.
Silent tracking in the first week is normal. Scanning happens at hubs, not continuously.
A privacy service registered three months ago on a domain claiming twenty years of trading is a contradiction. Same for me with New Zealand, unfortunately.
File early.
How do I find the national register if I do not read the language?
Split the order.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.
Split the order. Currently on New Zealand myself.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it? Not on New Zealand but the pattern is familiar.
File early.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise. Same for me with New Zealand, unfortunately.
Domain age is one of the few signals that is expensive to fake and free to check. How long have you been on New Zealand?