Letter from customs or vendor?

So, a while back I had an order on Dream that never landed, something that has never happened before (once before actually, but it was a vendor's fuck up). I disputed it after a month or so, seller did not respond, got my BTC back, all good.

The order was from NL to another EU country, but it was really nothing hot, just some dick pills for special occasions.

Today, nearly two months after that, a letter arrives with my exact order and a little printed note. The note seems to be cut from a larger (A4?) piece of paper with a razor or smth and I can tell cause it's not a perfect parallelogram.

The note reads (and I have preserved the exact punctuation or lack thereof):

Douane Schiphol Cargo

Aan de geadresseerde van deze brief

Betreft Controle van uw brief

Deze brief is door de Douane gecontroleerd.

Tijdens de controle van deze brief zijn geen onregelmatigheden aangetroffen

Indien u vragen heeft naar aanleiding van deze controle kunt u schriftelijk reageren naar: Douane Kantoor Schiphol Cargo, Postbus 3070, 6401 DN Heerlen.

Ik hoop u voldoende te hebben geinformeerd.

Hoogachtend,

Douane Schiphol Cargo, De inspecteur

Google translate:

Customs Schiphol Cargo

The addressee of the letter

Subject Control your letter

This letter is checked by Customs.

During the audit of this letter no irregularities were found

If you have any questions regarding this check, you can respond in writing to: Customs Office Schiphol Cargo, PO Box 3070, 6401 DN Heerlen.

I hope to have sufficiently informed.

Yours sincerely,

Customs Schiphol Cargo, the inspector

I'm paying the vendor either way, so it doesn't really matter what the case here is, but if it's an actual note from Dutch customs, that would explain why so many busts are going down and so many packs never land, cause it would mean they are checking outbound mail.


Comments


[2 Points] CuriousGeorgeA:

I think they send the letter because they tampered with the mail. Like if you got a pack with a hole in it. It's their way of saying that they did it, so you can't put anyone at fault legally? I'm guessing.


[1 Points] dropk1ck:

Why would NL customs send a letter to another country? I'd imagine they contact the sender rather than the recipient for outbound mail.


[1 Points] DNalternative:

It was the Dutch Customs. They checked the letter adressed to you, maybe random, maybe aimed at you or sender. In any case, they did not find any thing bad. They send the letter to explain why it was opened/tampered with.


[1 Points] jaydee0007:

They defo check stuff on way out now.