13 Oct
2002
13 Oct
'02
7:11 p.m.
If you are in Canada, when the UPS guy shows up with the parcel, tell
him to take it back and that you will clear it through customs
personally. They will call you in afew days with some papers for you to
take to the customs office. Take them and have them stamped by the
customs (they may charge some duties+taxes). Return to UPS and hand
over the papers. At that point you will have a choice of picking up the
parcel(from UPS warehouse) personally or have them deliver it (no charge
for that).
If it is within the size limits USPS/CanadaPost is the cheapest
solution. UPS is very greedy.
As for collection agency it can happen even if you cleared it yourself
(personal experience :-)) Make sure that UPS makes appropriate notes on
the paperwork that there is no brokerage due and all dues are paid.
Regards
Harsha Godavari
Mike wrote:
On Thursday 03 October 2002 15:55, Eric Smith wrote:
I tried this approach with UPS. They sent me the bill after I'd already
given the goods away.
They sent a few threatening letters and then I got one from a
collections agency.
One needs
to consult with a customs broker, and there are many in
business on both sides of the border.
For old equipment, the broker's fee will exceed the import duties you
could expect to pay. I've had people send me stuff from Canada, and
later received outrageous bills from customs brokers, usually for
around five times what I paid for the merchandise. As far as I'm
concerned, I have no established business relationship with these
customs brokers. I did not expect the sender to use such a broker, and
was not told that it would be done. So I have never paid them.