Ordered from Portugal for the first time and the credit card payment triggered every fraud check the bank has.
Customs handling fees are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are so hard to contest.
What changed my experience was splitting orders rather than ordering larger and less often.
Small, light and boring passes. Large, branded and interesting gets examined.
What is the thing you check first now?
“Dispatched” means the label was printed. That is the entire meaning of the word.
Split orders. Two small parcels beat one large one for reasons that have nothing to do with price.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters.
Reminder that a tracking number is not required in the post, but the dates and the carrier are.
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.
The address matters more than the contents eventually. Changing what you order when the address is flagged changes nothing.
Split the order. How long have you been on New Zealand?
Same here.
“Registered with” is doing an enormous amount of work in that sentence.
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise. How long have you been on New Zealand?
Same here.
Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.