If couriers cannot deliver on time, they should reduce their rates
That may be true but in these circumstances the customs brokers like @Marie13 are working harder and thus they are charging much, much more
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If couriers cannot deliver on time, they should reduce their rates
@Marie13 There are issues with sea freight also it seems, I have been told that there are issues with "container availability" worldwide causing prices to go sky high for shipping containers. Do you know what this is all about?
If couriers cannot deliver on time, they should reduce their rates
If couriers cannot deliver on time, they should reduce their rates
Thought I'd give an update, in case anyone else comes across this thread later.
I called Fedex twice in the interim to check-in -- there was nothing they could do. They confirmed all documents looked in order, and customs has been running a backlog of 5-10 days in general.
[ Now if someone knows how to reach customs, perhaps just maybe that could make a difference. Alas in my case, I just had to wait for the process to complete. ]
After ~8 days of sitting in customs at Memphis, it finally got cleared for delivery. It's on its way now. (Yay!)
Thanks everyone for your input!