Amine E.
I paid for UPS Worldwide Expedited through netParcel...
I paid for UPS Worldwide Expedited through netParcel ($196.46 CAD) to ship infant formula from Canada to Morocco, a service advertised as 9 business days including customs clearance. Label created June 24, 2026. On June 29, the package was held in customs in Casablanca. The notice was never forwarded to me or the recipient — I only found out by calling UPS Morocco myself the next day. I immediately appointed UPS to handle customs clearance and provided every requested document within 2 hours, every single time, over several days. Despite my constant responsiveness, the file never actually moved forward. UPS Morocco agents confirmed to me repeatedly, by phone, that the delay was entirely internal to their clearance team — not caused by Moroccan Customs itself — and that they had no way to escalate internally, not even an email address to reach that department directly. I was also wrongly told that individuals could no longer clear personal shipments themselves — a claim UPS was never able to back up with any actual regulation. I contacted 4 independent customs brokers to try to speed things up: all four declined, none of them handling personal, non-commercial shipments. Meanwhile, the package sat in an uncovered, non-climate-controlled outdoor warehouse at Mohammed V airport, confirmed by UPS Morocco to exceed 40°C, for a product that must be stored below 22°C. After 8 days in these conditions, I formally requested a refund for product destruction. The file remained stuck for 9 more days (17 days total), with repeated generic responses ("we're working with UPS," "customs handling") from both netParcel and UPS Canada. I ultimately had to file two formal complaints with the Better Business Bureau (one against UPS, one against netParcel) and open a PayPal dispute just to get a real response. Only after this escalation did both companies act quickly: netParcel refunded the full amount ($196.46 + $174.90 CAD) within days, and UPS (US headquarters) offered an additional goodwill gesture. What stands out: once real pressure was applied, the resolution was fast and generous. But getting there took weeks of daily follow-up, dozens of phone calls, and meticulous documentation — a level of effort most customers can't or shouldn't have to put in. The system seems structurally built for large commercial accounts, with little mechanism in place for an individual with a single urgent shipment. I'd strongly recommend anyone shipping something important internationally to weigh this risk carefully before choosing a standard service.

