USPS/Canada post customs

AndyL · #1 05-31-2006, 04:53 AM

Hey all,

Can't seem to find papers or remember - how much is the broker fee when canada post clears something through customs (50$usd if it matters)

Andy

trilinearmipmap · #2 05-31-2006, 04:59 AM

$5.00

Plus you have to pay GST and PST.

Last time they charged me nothing at all though.

marie · #3 05-31-2006, 05:00 AM

I don't think I've ever been charged much more then $5 from canada post.

Ups on the other hand charged me over $60...twice

demon666 · #4 05-31-2006, 05:22 AM

i dont think you have to worry about pst if ya live in ab. may be wrong but that just doesnt sound right seeing as we dont have that here

muck · #5 05-31-2006, 05:32 AM

USPS is a flat $5 brokerage fee + GST + PST (if applicable)
It seems they are very irregular on collecting though. Sometimes you pay sometimes you don't.

UPS on the otherhand will nail you everytime.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shi...clearance.html

Buccaneer · #6 05-31-2006, 07:02 AM

Never and I mean NEVER have anything delivered by UPS from the States ... the brokerage fees are a ripoff

I always ask for USPS for shipping and have yet to be charged a brokerage fee or even GST to this point ( knock on wood

... have some outdoor speakers in transit as we speak

)

Psyire · #7 05-31-2006, 01:49 PM

It's not just UPS, any courier has outrageous brokerage fees.

TheReefGeek · #8 05-31-2006, 03:04 PM

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Never and I mean NEVER have anything delivered by UPS from the States

Definately use USPS for the $5.00 flat fee when possible, but not all companies will ship USPS, sometimes they only use one carrier, often UPS or Fedex.

Sometimes if you explain to them that is saves you over $50 at the border, they will make an exception.