@pierrelebel wrote:
"Customs" has nothing to do with it. The rejection is by Canada Post "revenue protection department" if the postage paid - as evidenced on the envelope or parcel - does not meet the fee table (based on weight, dimensions and type of service).
The fact is (as we all know), many sellers send items that have been sold and are realistically "goods" over the border by letter-post. Even paper items that are sold commercially -- such as vintage postcards, antique photographs, etc. -- would logically fit into the designation of "goods". So, where eBay sellers are concerned, sending such items by letter-post is problematic from the start, as I expect there is more to this issue of separating the mails than merely the pricing of the postage itself.
I would think there must be some sort of legal obligation (whether international or federal) on Canada Post to separate commercial (goods) and letter mail that carries some serious consequences for CP itself if ignored, and that it must therefore try to enforce. Surely the threat of a $50,000 fine isn't based solely on the postage paid not meeting the fee tariff, but on a much bigger issue. Such a huge fine seems completely out of proportion for what might reasonably have been a simple error on the part of the sender in not properly categorizing his/her item and thus paying less postage than required.
In other words, the warning of such a rather frightening and large fine suggests that this was seen by Canada Post as a deliberate attempt to pass an item of one type (commercial) off as another (non-commercial), with grave consequences if repeated.
Now, I realize that 'cumos' didn't mention whether the item was in fact personal correspondence or a commercial item sold to the intended recipient. However, it seems the existence of a metal coil implied for Canada Post that the contents of the envelope must have been something other than letter mail.
I won't be sending my auntie a booklet of inkjet-printed photos bound in a metal (or any) coil binding from now on. I wonder if CP has anything against staples?
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