Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 01:33:25 GMT From: Harvey White <madynnopsametcom.com> Subject: Re: injector fuel lines
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 12:25:03 GMT, "Happy-camper" <happycamnopsamail.com> wrote: >I have always had to pay Customs duties on everything and UPS seems to have >a minimum 30 dollar brokerage fee for processing the customs documentation , >plus a 10 dollar COD for the brokerage fee and finally Canadian provincial >sales tax on everything, even the 10 dollar COD has sales tax. Quite often >the fees exceed the original value of the item. Free trade my ass!! My understanding is that fedx manages to be cheaper, all things considered. Since I've not had the situation... I can't comment by direct experience. It's the brokerage fees that don't seem to happen. Harvey >"Malcolm" <mwm1XXXnopsamedu> wrote in message >news:fo3hpvsqhdgoo4h9n9p0dal21nv1n51humnopsamcom... >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:24:28 GMT, "David Spear" <dspear99canopsamo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I order stuff from the States all the time and never know what to >> >expect by way of customs duties... sometimes my stuff slips through >without >> >problem, other times I end up paying half the value (or more!) in taxes, >> >duties, or other "administrative fees" levied by the shipping companies >> >(they all do it). >> > >> >thanks for the suggestion though. >> > >> I think highly of my guy . Under the free automotive trade pact you >> should not have to pay excise or customs. It depends on how you >> supplier declares them. >> >> Good luck >> >> PS I was born in St. Catharines and my kids live round Toronto >> an/Niagara >