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by fatfingerd 1050 days ago
Unless processing fees are limited by law, shipping companies gladly pay customs fees at a border so they can then collect more money from the recipient. Whether or not they demand COD or ever deliver that package, they want that money.
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I recently got a notification for a package that required some like €1 in customs plus €12 processing fees. With no info on what the package actually was. I found the whole thing rather ridiculous.