Germany is its own beast. For the longest time i couldn’t pay electronically at the post office because they only accepted EC, and no Visa/Mastercard/Apple Pay. with my french bank i don’t have that, so i had to bring cash always.
this is the kind of e-mail i get when i have a delivery with customs fee:
Your DHL shipment will be delivered to you today by your mail and package carrier.
The import duties in the amount of €25.67 (including a €7.50 handling fee and the VAT included therein) are to be paid in cash upon delivery, with exact change if possible.
I’m not in Germany but DHL has a website where I can pay any fees. They usually text me a link when I have a package on the way.
It’s kinda bullshit that I had to pay a $17 service fee when the import fees were only $3, but at least they accepted digital payment…
Germany is its own beast. For the longest time i couldn’t pay electronically at the post office because they only accepted EC, and no Visa/Mastercard/Apple Pay. with my french bank i don’t have that, so i had to bring cash always.
this is the kind of e-mail i get when i have a delivery with customs fee:
They recently added the ability to pay with an EC card upon delivery.
That’s so annoying. Is this the peak of German efficiency and bureaucracy?
no no they can do much worse xD