U.S. ordering..UPS delivered 5 mins ago..breakdown.
01-19-2009, 12:25 PM
#1
U.S. ordering..UPS delivered 5 mins ago..breakdown.
I know there is a thread somewhere about this, but since UPS hit my door 5 minutes ago I thought I'd lay it out.
ORDER: $150.00 U.S. or about $190.00 Canuck Bucks including money order. Would have been cheaper if I had of used my credit card.
TAX-DUTY-BROKERAGE FEE $68.96 total. Brokerage fee was $39.00, the rest was tax & duty.
Shipping was free because I hit a Christmas special.
UPS guy takes credit card at door, or cash, check, everything except debit.
So there you have it, a $150.00 U.S. item translates into about $260.00 Canadian by the time it hits your door, factoring in exchange rate, etc.
John
ORDER: $150.00 U.S. or about $190.00 Canuck Bucks including money order. Would have been cheaper if I had of used my credit card.
TAX-DUTY-BROKERAGE FEE $68.96 total. Brokerage fee was $39.00, the rest was tax & duty.
Shipping was free because I hit a Christmas special.
UPS guy takes credit card at door, or cash, check, everything except debit.
So there you have it, a $150.00 U.S. item translates into about $260.00 Canadian by the time it hits your door, factoring in exchange rate, etc.
John
01-19-2009, 12:56 PM
#2
There is no additional charges, brokerage or duty is the item is less than $100, it would have been cheaper to have them understate the value and been insured for 100 instead or paying $70 to insure that extra $50
01-19-2009, 01:05 PM
#3
I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
01-19-2009, 01:09 PM
#4
I have purchased a 2x holsters a few months ago at $30CDN each, and needless to say, by the time they got to my door I was out $140CDN. So I don't know what happened in my case but I have always paid brokerage even under $100.
01-19-2009, 01:18 PM
#6
my bad, ups charges "brokerage fees" starting at $20 (Item value), maybe it's USPS I'm thinking of?
HERE's a link to UPS's brokerage charges....avoid these clowns at all cost
keep in mind the rates you see posted do not include Canadian taxes (cannot be avoided) or duty charges.
HERE's a link to UPS's brokerage charges....avoid these clowns at all cost
keep in mind the rates you see posted do not include Canadian taxes (cannot be avoided) or duty charges.
01-19-2009, 01:39 PM
#7
It has to do with free trade and "free movement" of goods between participating countries.
The part I am unclear on is whether you still pay up front and get reimbursed, or whether its duty free from the get go.
01-19-2009, 05:37 PM
#10
USPS is not as bad as UPS!! or FEdex... I got assraped a few times by these clowns...I almost refuse to order from the states now..Next time I will just use a US addy, go get it myself @ the other side and smuggle across(depending on how big of course)
