Ebay... am I missing something?
- Thread starter Anais North
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Re: re ebay
Always get the shipper to send it by US Postal Service. It's then held at a Canada Post substation for you to pick up. You pay the duties there with no brokerage fees. UPS and FedEx charges $35 just to fill out the paperwork, Canada Post charges $5.
The duties are indisputable. They are based on the declared value of the item. Get the shipper to declare a lower value. A really slick workaround is for the shipper to declare a value of nil or marginal, it being a gift or commercial sample.
If you do not pay the fees the item is returned to the shipper.
You cannot refuse the brokerage fees if you accept delivery.vivalapanocha said:
Always get the shipper to send it by US Postal Service. It's then held at a Canada Post substation for you to pick up. You pay the duties there with no brokerage fees. UPS and FedEx charges $35 just to fill out the paperwork, Canada Post charges $5.
The duties are indisputable. They are based on the declared value of the item. Get the shipper to declare a lower value. A really slick workaround is for the shipper to declare a value of nil or marginal, it being a gift or commercial sample.
If you do not pay the fees the item is returned to the shipper.
I agree anon, I blasted UPS for the unreasonable brokerage fees and after explaining their rates to an Ebay seller, they shipped an item to me via USPS with the $5.00 fee.
One time I left my cellphone at a friends place in the US and UPS tried to charge me a brokerage fee on it when it was returned!
As for duties, there is a website that describes what the rate is on various items though you have to know exactly what category your item falls under to figure out what the rate is. Do a search on the web of "canada duties and taxation" you will find the site. I would give you the link but 3 times I've found the PDF moved and my link doesn't work.
here it is just in case:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/customs/general/publications/tariff2003/tablewithamendments-e.html
One time I left my cellphone at a friends place in the US and UPS tried to charge me a brokerage fee on it when it was returned!
As for duties, there is a website that describes what the rate is on various items though you have to know exactly what category your item falls under to figure out what the rate is. Do a search on the web of "canada duties and taxation" you will find the site. I would give you the link but 3 times I've found the PDF moved and my link doesn't work.
here it is just in case:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/customs/general/publications/tariff2003/tablewithamendments-e.html
