From: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Shipping to Japan
On 2011-06-20, at 12:37 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> I ship FedEx continental including Canada
Hi Gary,
Although it's of little / no concern to the person initiating the shipment, the
receiver of anything sent to Canada by way of a commercial carrier is liable
for for the brokerage fees that said shipper incurs in getting the item across
the 49th parallel...
I speak from experience.
Years ago I received a $35.00 keyer from Texas via UPS, & the brokerage fee was
the (then) minimum of $25.00---almost the very same value as the keyer itself!
I have never encountered this hidden levy dealing with Canada Post / the US
Post Office.
Unfortunately, Canada Post workers are presently on strike here, so I would
assume that the brokerage fee index is earning a LOT of extra $$$ for the
commercial carriers right about now...
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
## real old news gary...that nonsense has been going on for a long time.
local UPS office gests at least a doz angry screaming folks in there every day
of the week. A friend at work found a way around that..and found that ups
does have
an international shipping arrangement..that minimizes the brokerage fees. I
got screwed a few times myself... when, like an idiot,.. i forgot to tell the
vendor to ship via us airmail. When my new 253 lb dahl arrived via
motor truck
and NOT UPS] a few yrs back... I cleared it myself at local customs office.
The trucking co was just 3 x blocks away..and gave me the paper work. I
ran down the street to fed gov customs office... and paid the gst + pst
tax...and that's it.
## I did talk to UPS in eastern canada's main office.... and she gave me the
exact break down of what the brokerage feed consist of. She rattles off 13
x different 'fees' etc....and they were the most stupid things u can think
of. They total em all
and call it 'brokerage fee' . when u get the paper work, u will never see
that break down either. IF i had an independent broker look after the
brokerage on my dahl xfmr... he would have charged almost as much as ups does.
When I had my UST-HDX689 shipped up here last year via local trucking co....
they used an independent broker... who charged a flat $80.00 ..which is ok for
a 5000 lb tower, k7nv prop pitch rotor, and new 3/8" chromolly mast.
## Look at it from UPS's point of veiw. The brokerage is broken down into 13
x segements... and just cuz ur $35.00 keyer is not worth much doesn't mean
they don't incur expenses shuffling paper work.
## having said that.... I notice that anything that arrived via FEDEX..
didn't cost me anything..go figure.
later... Jim VE7RF
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