Hi,
I ordered 5 clothing items from the U.S to be shipped to São Paulo, Brasil. The total cost was $239 including the $35 international shipping. I learned today that I have to pay R$300 reais to pick up my belongings. How is that possible? Is there anyway to fight this? I figured the most it could possibly cost was R$100. I thought it was going to be around R$30-50. I ordered online because all summer clothes in the U.S are on heavy discount since winter is approaching. I thought I would save money but it looks like I was very very wrong.
How do we know how much we should be charged for importing items from abroad?