Postal charges

Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:18pm

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Sent a diary from UK to my sister in Moraira..paid full postage plus tracking fee...only to discover she was charged €20 when she collected it. Disgusted!! What is this all about?

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Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:24pm

Swimmer57

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Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:24pm

Brexit

Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:27pm

Cheryl

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Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:27pm

Import fees and handling charges maybe.
If the package wasn't clearly labelled then customs may have had to give it more attention which will cost you. "Gift" is no longer enough.

Have a read through this https://www.parcel2go.com/international-shipping-hub/consumer

Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 9:30pm

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Posted: Thu Feb 3, 2022 9:30pm

Swimmer57 wrote on Thu Feb 3, 2022 8:24pm:
Brexit

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Not much more to say except perhaps that diaries are not exactly rare items in Spain!

Lesson learnt I hope.

Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2022 10:40am

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Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2022 10:40am

It also works in reverse. I too ordered a book from UK. Paid full pull plus p&p only yo be charged €8 at the P.O. to collect it. I can only asdume that this has everything to do with UK being out of the EU and sadly is now the way forward. Best thing I've found is if you are sending to UK, try UK based sites like Amazon.Uk. if anyone is sending to you here in Spain get them to look at Amazon.es.