Recent Purchases
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I got charged customs/GST (fine, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose) and a brokerage fee on top of it. I've never been charged brokerage by anyone other than UPS.
I've been a hard core sneaker collector since 2007. I'm used to paying customs/GST. That brokerage charge drives me crazy.
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I'm not sure about UPS not making money on brokerage. I never get charged brokerage by anyone but UPS and I doubt that it's built into other companies fees as they'd be much higher.
Example: My IHSW-03 - I got charged $20 brokerage from UPS. My TWSH-03, delivered via Parcel Force/Canada Post - no charge.
Canada Post is a government agency, similar to USPS, which also doesn't charge brokerage fees
Even as a UPS employee, I'd recommend USPS for international if there's no hurry
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Might be useful to check out the Duty and Taxes Worldwide thread. It has some good links on how to calculate duties and fees for all sorts of goods.
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Backed! Parcel Force to Canada is where it's at, though I've heard friends in the UK refer to it as Parcel Farce
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Danner Mountain Light II -
Actually Canada is the worst place for us to send stuff to period. Honestly, there is no other country we ship to that we have so much trouble with.
That is not blaming Canada, that is fact.
Also how does this work? I have a big shipment of Viberg Boots to go from Canada to Tokyo. It is cheaper for me to ship them to the UK, pay duties and then ship them to Japan and pay a second lot of duties than it is for me to ship them direct from Canada to Japan. Feckin madness….
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