stopchick: that's exactly what I signed on to say. Consult a lawyer
before you pay Fedex a dime. You were not given any indication about
these brokerage charges. Ignore the posters here whose only advice is
"suck it up, you should have magically have...
Please note that in the previous example: Duty paid to Canadian Govt. =
0 Taxes paid to Canadian Govt = $9.50 Taxes paid to Provincial Govt =
$7.15 Brokerage, COD and Bond fee paid to UPS = $39.10
Note: On most items from the US, there is NO duty payable to the
government, only GST/PST. The courier company (UPS) takes the rest of
the money in fees. The brokerage fee is charged on the CANADIAN value
for duiy. So, if you bought the item back whe...
"Well the U.S. rates seem reasonable to me." That may be, but the
Canadian government is the one who sets the threshold at $20 to collect
GST. The US Govt threshold is $200. UPS can do nothing about that.
FYI, here is the comparison for UPS brokerage fees for standard service
delivery from the US to Canada and vice versa **Canada to US:** Goods
valued at $200.01 to $1,250.00 $23.00 Goods valued at $1,250.01 to
$2,000.00 $34.00 Each Additional $1,000.0...
