GLS 'Parcels to People' Customs charges, Spam or genuine?

[Lucan Unlordly]

We've just received an email, an invoice for customs charges, from the above company following placement of an order with a company based in Germany.

Everything looks to be above board, but thought it best to check to see if it's not a scam?

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

GLS operate in Europe

1) Check that your organisation did actually place this order for the consignment
2) Get the tracking number from the point of dispatched and if this is your tracking number held in customs then all is OK

 

[Nico Albrecht]

GLS is quite popular in Germany. Owned by RM as far as I remember. In NI they deliver via Parcelforce. All Parcelforce Vans in NI have the GLS logo on them. GLS parcels should be trackable via Parcelforce website once they hit the UK.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

GLS is quite popular in Germany. Owned by RM as far as I remember. In NI they deliver via Parcelforce. All Parcelforce Vans in NI have the GLS logo on them. GLS parcels should be trackable via Parcelforce website once they hit the UK.

Yes GLS are the only viable asset they have got ???

 

[Nico Albrecht]

Yes GLS are the only viable asset they have got

Yeah, whenever RM bought it from the Germans. Seems Hans das German stayed on the helm and runs a proper tight operation. Looks like 60% operating profits come from GLS while RM burns through a million a day.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

GLS operate in Europe

1) Check that your organisation did actually place this order for the consignment
2) Get the tracking number from the point of dispatched and if this is your tracking number held in customs then all is OK

Yes we did and all the sums seem to add up.

Strangely we've had 2 previous deliveries post Brexit from the same supplier and not received customs charge invoices. I'll be checking our Spam folders on Tuesday?

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Do you know the rough dates?

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

Do you know the rough dates?

Yes