Thread: Global shi**ing strikes again.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I don't know why that someone thinks that this is such a great plan between Canada and the US. You think Pitney has stupid charges you should try having something shipped from the US by UPS. They charge 50% of the value of the item for brokerage fees. UPS makes more off the good than the sellers do. It is a ridiculous system for sure. I often don't bid on item that have the global ship. It costs a little more for the shipping but then there is the made up import charge that get under my skin, but it also takes longer, and travels by post anyway. I've had my mini rant. Deep relaxing breaths now

Been there done that the hard way when a package arrived via the UPS folks. Won't do it again.

IIRC, anything under $200.00 from the States into Canada you do not pay duty...I let one seller know about the costs, he had no idea, did a screen capture and sent it to him, he felt that was why suddenly his bidding activity had gone way down. When I've mentioned this to other sellers, some say that's the way and they're fine with that, and then I say so long...it's my choice to not contribute to this.

"it's my choice to not contribute to this." << This is what controls everything. If you don't play that game it goes away.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

"it's my choice to not contribute to this." << This is what controls everything. If you don't play that game it goes away.

Absolutely. We are just having a gripe fest all the same.

That's my way of not taking over the thread with foul language and tossing in conspiracy theories and ............"deep breath" as you say :<0)

Originally Posted by 10Pups

That's my way of not taking over the thread with foul language and tossing in conspiracy theories and ............"deep breath" as you say :<0)

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Nothing to see here citizen, move along....

Originally Posted by Phrank

Been there done that the hard way when a package arrived via the UPS folks. Won't do it again.

IIRC, anything under $200.00 from the States into Canada you do not pay duty...I let one seller know about the costs, he had no idea, did a screen capture and sent it to him, he felt that was why suddenly his bidding activity had gone way down. When I've mentioned this to other sellers, some say that's the way and they're fine with that, and then I say so long...it's my choice to not contribute to this.

Actually, it's 20$ for anything imported by mail, but you get lucky every once in a while and more often when ordering from the US. It also depends a lot on the item's description on the shipping slip.

Cheers.

From the Canadian Border Services Agency web site:

"If the goods you are importing are for personal use and the item is marked "made in Canada, the USA, or Mexico", or if there is no marking or labeling indicating that it was made somewhere other than Canada, the USA, or Mexico, you do not need to pay duties on those goods."

I'd think that's why I've never payed any duty on razors. The declaration simply says "straight razor" and a dollar value. Even one from Japan and one from France have come to me without duty or tax. I've only had to pay tax once and it was very strange because I received two razors in the mail at the same time, one taxed and the other not.