customs is the most under-discussed thing on this board
Posting this as a discussion rather than a claim: customs is the most under-discussed thing on this board. Asked the supplier what documentation travels with the shipment and got a straight answer. That was reassuring in itself. Clearance took four days and the carrier took eleven. I had been blaming entirely the…
Country added to the title. Without it the answers will be confidently wrong.
Careful — that guidance is several years old and the rules where you are have moved since.
What does the notice actually say, in its own words?
a hold is not a seizure and people conflate them constantly
personal import rules are not the same as commercial import rules
Correction: that is a request for information, not a seizure notice. Different document, different process, different deadline.
Correcting myself upthread: the guidance I quoted was superseded last year.
Posted a question here with my address in the screenshot. A mod removed it within minutes, which I appreciated.
Is there a deadline on the notice?
declared value and description are the shipper’s decisions, ask what they use