Hey there,
Thank you for getting in touch with us and we're really sorry to hear you had to pay duties on your order.💓
Unfortunately, the displayed product costs and delivery fees do not include taxes and duties which are applied by customs & DHL in the country of delivery. As these vary from country to country, we're unable to be responsible for any additional charges incurred on import.
We do our best to inform customers of these fees at checkout, as well as our shipping & legals pages.
Each country has a different threshold so it is difficult for us to confirm the amount you may be charged before you shop online with us. However we can confirm the DHL charge breakdown includes: duty, tax, GST, & VAT.
Due to the strong feedback we had received regarding postal delays from our valued customers, as requested we have transferred to DHL Express to avoid extreme delays!
Now that we are using DHL exclusively for shipments outside of Australia, our customers automatically have to pay any duties, taxes, VAT, GST when assessed as they pass through the gateway, as it is required by the law.
Due to this, the customs fee is the sole responsibility of the receiver to fulfil upon the parcels arrival, we do our best to outline this policy on our website so you are informed upon the parcels arrival to you!
You can read more on this process here:
https://tigermist.com.au/pages/shipping
Please reach out if you have any further questions, we apologise for any inconvenience.
I hope you have a lovely day! 🌸