Got a letter from the customs office about a parcel from Ireland. Reading it carefully before I do anything.
Customs handling fees are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are so hard to contest.
Has the handling changed recently for anyone else?
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter. Same for me with Thailand, unfortunately.
Photograph everything.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter.
Reminder that a tracking number is not required in the post, but the dates and the carrier are. Two months in on Thailand and it lines up.
The cheapest option costs more once you price in the failure rate.
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest. Not on Thailand but the pattern is familiar.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
The address matters more than the contents eventually. Changing what you order when the address is flagged changes nothing.