US customs holding/rejecting computer material. - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Feb 2000

--- Mike Ford &lt;mikeford(a)socal.rr.com&gt; wrote:
...
  The last few
times I sent computer/related to Canada I marked the parcels
"obsolete computer or printer parts-gift" and the value as a couple dollars.
I normally send them UPS rather than USPS as I think much of the problem is
with...  
 UPS is notorious for charging abitrary and high broker fees, so ALL of my
 Canadian customs demand using another carrier, preferably USPS. 
My first experience with this was a $120 item I bought for my Amiga from
a small company in Vancouver.  I get this call from so-and-so brokers who
want $85 to process my paperwork.  I was outraged.  I told them in no
uncertain terms that they would *never* extort that kind of blood money
...
 from me for their "services" and to send the
shipment back.  I did receive my hardware a couple of weeks later by post with no
duty and no problems.

My employer at the time used to ship magtapes to Canadian customers via
UPS with the proper customs paperwork attached.  We never had any complaints,
but we knew how to fill out the forms properly.

The moral of the story is to *never* send items across the border UPS without
any customs paperwork.  The recipient will be saddled with the consequences.

-ethan

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