DHL has held my parcel for 35 days with no scan. Is that normal for this route or should I start the process?
What changed my experience was splitting orders rather than ordering larger and less often.
A card that works domestically can fail on an international merchant for dull, uninteresting, entirely legitimate reasons.
What is the thing you check first now?
Same here.
Check the register yourself rather than trusting the number printed on the site.
What do you do about the fee? Do you just pay it?
Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?
Three month limits are cumulative across parcels in more places than people realise.
Same here.
Filing early beats arguing later. And ask for the reference number, always.
The sticker on the box is just so you know they were in there. It is the letter that matters. Currently on South Africa myself.
Everyone is an expert until the first seizure letter.