Ordered from Portugal for the first time and the credit card payment triggered every fraud check the bank has.
Split orders. Two small parcels beat one large one for reasons that have nothing to do with price.
Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise. How long have you been on Brazil?
Split the order. Currently on Brazil myself.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.
Split the order. Six weeks in on Brazil and it lines up.
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.
The published rule and the enforcement pattern are different documents. Only one of them affects you.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?