Shipping Parts to Canada-best way?
Jpinkowish at aol.com
Jpinkowish at aol.com
Fri May 14 13:35:51 EDT 2004
In a message dated 5/14/04 6:03:42 AM EST, harchris at smokesignal.net writes:
> Regardless of the declared value, they charge a "broker's" fee. They
> also hold it up at the border until they find out if the receiver has a
> broker. Does the buyer have a friend just across the border he can visit
> and pick up the parts from?
I work in a finance group at UPS, so.......
UPS does not hold shipments to determine if the receiver has a broker. They
delivered my international packages right to my door.
UPS does charge a import document and document release fee. They bill the
recipient of the goods for this fee. Ignore the bill. They will send to a
collection agency, but continue to ignore it. They will go away.
The quoted rates one gets at ups.com are full retail. If you have access to
a corporate account, use it. The discount from list is negotiated with the
account rep and can be substantial -- especially for items that are oversize,
require additional handling, or are international shipments.
Jan Pinkowish
Bristol, CT
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