I had this happen with FedEx. They released the package and delivered it without me paying. I submitted a dispute, which they say could take up to 6 months to process. I hate having this hang over my head, as I don’t want anything going to collections, but figured if I paid it I would have a harder time getting my money back.

Mine was for a watch I got serviced. My own watch that I shipped out being returned to me… not a new import. If I end up having to pay what FedEx is saying I owe, it would have been cheaper for me to buy a new watch than to get it serviced, which is very upsetting. The whole process has been a horrible experience from the very start and I regret the entire thing. I should have just risked getting it serviced locally… or not done it at all.

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Animats 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There's something called a "carnet" for that case.[1] When something is leaving the country temporarily but coming back, there's a way to register that. This comes up a lot if you're doing trade shows or performances.

[1] https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summ...

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rixed 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I should have just risked getting it serviced locally…

Sounds like tariffs working as intended?

	▲	metamet an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Unfortunately the world is far too globalized for tariffs like these to ever be a good solution. There isn't another niche guitar pedal hardware manufacturer that does the same thing as on in Belgium.
	▲	al_borland 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It more likely would have been the second option, “or not done it at all.”