That fee is insulting. And if that kind of thing starts being applied consistently across large enough areas, I'm sure retailers will manage to fill out the paperwork and maybe increase prices 15 cents to compensate.
Amazon US at one point offered insurance against this. Basically they would sent you your items and hope it would not get caught in customs. If it did, they would pay.
You don't see that many sites offering this anymore, but the rare wish.com competitor will have the option.
