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In addition to what others have said, they are required by law to allow you to clear the package yourself, even if that means they need to keep the package on h

In addition to what others have said, they are required by law to allow you to clear the package yourself, even if that means they need to keep the package on hold for days. Choosing UPS as a brokerage to handle this for you is a separate contract from the shipping itself, that is between the sender and UPS.

rekabis 3y ago
> even if that means they need to keep the package on hold for days. Yes, but this would be at the final distribution points immediately prior to delivery, not at border warehouses right smack in the middle of the transport chain. Local distribution points will only ever have a limited number of packages waiting to get picked up, even if a lot of people decide to self-clear; THAT volume is manageable. Border warehouses would end up with millions gumming up the works and getting in the way. That ISN’T manageable. Having things pile up at major transport nodes is a recipe for failure and system collapse.