Advice on Shipping to Canada

[shady123]

Whether it's from the FT/S forums on here or eBay, what are the dangers of shipping to canada, should I do anything differently then the standard - Tracking Number, (maybe insurance), etc?

 

[shady123]

any help? I know you guys have experience in this, how much extra should I charge for shipping?

 

[Panthro]

Go here to calculate shipping cost through UPS.

 

[Howard]

I don't think that we Canadians are any more shader than Americans. :|

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: Panthro
Go here to calculate shipping cost through UPS.

DO NOT USE UPS...use parcel post or USPS...UPS and FEDEX are ripoffs

 

[MercenaryForHire]

USPS with tracking, insurance, and DC.

And don't lie to customs.

- M4H

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: Panthro
Go here to calculate shipping cost through UPS.

DO NOT USE UPS>>>parcel post then USPS...UPS and FEDEX are ripoffs

???

UPS >>> parcel post > USPS, then you say UPS and FedEx are rip-offs?

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
USPS with tracking, insurance, and DC.

And don't lie to customs.

- M4H

USPS doesn't offer delivery confirmation outside the US. Only through expressmail you can get some international tracking info, but it's not complete and often shows no delivery when in fact delivery was made. I would advise using UPS/Fedex if it's a merchant transaction, especially a high-value item.

 

[brigden]

Be very, very careful. Canada is a third-world nation and you might be getting scammed!

 

[shady123]

This item is worth slightly under $100, he has asked about USPS Global Priority, but I can't get tracking/DC on it?

 

[Bootprint]

Remind the other party that they'll have to pay the taxes and brokerage fees on the item.

 

[Mo0o]

they're a bunch of communists over there! Once your package gets there, it gets divided up and shared among all the citizens

 

[shady123]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Remind the other party that they'll have to pay the taxes and brokerage feeds on the item.

He's going to pay for all the postage, what are the brokerage feeds?

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: shady123

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Remind the other party that they'll have to pay the taxes and brokerage feeds on the item.

He's going to pay for all the postage, what are the brokerage feeds?

Sorry that should be brokerage fees.

It's the additional cost they add on for calculating the taxes and passing the item through customs that the receiver needs to pay.

 

[LukFilm]

Always, and I mean ALWAYS ship USPS Global Express Mail WITH insurance. There is no other way. Do NOT send it Air Mail without tracking. It takes FOREVER to get to Canada a lot of the times.

 

[shady123]

But how will I prove that he received it if there's not tracking number?

 

[LeetViet]

Originally posted by: LukFilm
Always, and I mean ALWAYS ship USPS Global Express Mail WITH insurance. There is no other way. Do NOT send it Air Mail without tracking. It takes FOREVER to get to Canada a lot of the times.

I usually receive my items within 10-12 business days with USPS Airmail.

One time customs changed the value of the item and charged me the fees based on the new value, is that legal? :S

 

[mrrman]

UPS is a scam....I orderded a $65 pair of sunglasses....they changed the value to $300 and tried to get me to pay $50 customs...I told them to shove it and it was returned to the seller which I them gave them a US address and it was sent out without a problem

 

[shady123]

So how can I avoided the amount being changed?