Ups Sucks

Brad

Brad

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Today i received the probs i ordered from E.G.T which came in the brown truck.Now i paid egt 17.65 US for shipping, when it arived i expected to pay the tax thats fine the the surprise of an other 46.80 broker fee plus tax on the fee 3.28 so for a 2 pound box it cost me $71.26 CAN for shipping which the BIGGEST rip off ever.and to top it all off the sent the wrong ones..
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I gave up on UPS a while ago. Have your US supplier send it to you using the US postal service. They do a declaration at the time of mailing that Canada post uses to determine what taxes you owe. Its a better deal.
 
46.80 broker fee plus tax on the fee 3.28 so for a 2 pound box it cost me $71.26 CAN for shipping
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WOW! What the hell is the broker fee for?
Does that happen all the time?
Who gets the money?

THAT $uck$, big time
 
do not ship stuff ups period. usps will send stuff cheaper and delivers on saturday no xtra charge. cross border stuff is a usps must. broker fees kill you if you dont. i paid a 25.00 fee for my powderlite trailing arms that came from canada, didnt have a check and the ups driver wouldnt take cash. was a giant pain in the ***. i've decided i wouldnt send or recieve anything from canada any longer. too much border hassle. ski
 
Don't get discouraged sending and receiving from Canada. As long as you use Canada post or United States Postal service, the fees are low. It's the big shipping companies with their brokerage fees that kill cross border shipping. I've recieved and sent stuff and as long as you don't use ups, fedex etc everything goes well. ;)!
 
i never hear any u.s. resident getting charged any extra stuff, duty,s etc, thought it was just us
 
Once bought a jack shaft off of here, cost me 45 US and then 45 CDN for taxes. My wheels came in the other day, said the value of the 4 were $76, and the brokers fee was 48.... lucky for me the driver forgot to collect his money...
 
never hear any u.s. resident getting charged any extra stuff, duty,s etc, thought it was just us
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Lyle, I guess I will find out monday when your stuff is due to get here.
Hope there's no tax, cause the UPS driver is gonna look funny with a
Viper shock sticking out of his @$$ LOL
 
ALWAYS go with post and you will have no probs the odd time they my ding you a little duty .I have recived a lot of parcals from the US and only paid duty 3 times :WayCool:
 
sist, i rec'd my goods in michigan from a vendor in alberta. was charged 20+ bux ups "broker fee". so buyer beware, you could be reponsible for more fees after you paid what you thought was full price shipped to you. ski
 
Here's the fine print from UPS's shipping page. :mad:
Never again will ship or receive via UPS to Canada
It's not fare to either buyer or seller

Please Note: Shipping rates quoted are estimates based on the information you have supplied. Shipping rates do not include duties, taxes or other non-routine customs brokerage charges. Other shipping charges, surcharges or accessorial charges may apply and your final shipping charge may differ based on your shipper characteristics and the characteristics of, and services requested for, packages actually tendered to UPS. Rates quoted here are based on UPS published rates and do not include incentives or special programs. If you have specially negotiated rates, contact your UPS account executive for a rate quote. Please see the UPS Rate and Service Guide or similar guides or rate documents as may be applicable in your jurisdiction for details. Rates may vary at retail locations.
 
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I just have stuff shipped to relatives in Canada. Then pick it up when we are visiting.

I checked this all out a few years ago because of the horror stories I had heard, and this was the only way to ship things over the size or weight limit of Canada Post. If it is something smaller than the limit, then Canada Post and USPS is an ok way to go. I did spend a good deal of time in the US duties documents (which are all online) where there are enough categories and exceptions to kill a day a or 2 just reading them. Most vendors know better than to ship UPS or Fedex across the border because they pass the duty along (which they should) and then add broker fees for handling the duty. In reading the docs the shipper can pre-arrange the duties (which usually aren't very much) and simply add it to the bill.
 
Ding, is there any way to figure out much, if any, UPS is going to hit me tomorrow?
The tracking number says nothing about any moneys owed?
 
Hi Guys,
I have done this several time.
Smaller packagage can me marked as gifts and ship US or Canada post not UPS. When they ask you declared value lowball this number and the duties will be minimal. This is from US to Canada.
 
Maine: Unfortunately they do not seem to put that info on the tracking website. You may be able to get it by calling the customer service number. Did the shipper make any indication of prearranging any of the duty fees?
 
Did the shipper make any indication of prearranging any of the duty fees?
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I doubt it, this is the first time I've heard of this issue.

I sell hot wheels to people in Canada all the time, via USPS, & never had any complaints from the buyers about any extra fees.
But they do always ask to leave the value down to about $10 and list as a gift,as previously stated by yamyrider
 
Concerning shipments going to the US:

Any package going to the United States is subject to Duty fees via US Customs and Revenue Agency. Certain items are excluded such as personal shipments, gifts, items being returned to the US and Items under $200 in value.

Any parcel item valued over $200.00 may be charged Brokerage fees as well. These fees are for the preperation and clearence of the item through US customs.

Let me know if you require any information.

Thanks,

Joey Gault

Owner



Tel: 613.933.9696

Fax: 613.933.1987
 
Brad said:
Today i received the probs i ordered from E.G.T which came in the brown truck.Now i paid egt 17.65 US for shipping, when it arived i expected to pay the tax thats fine the the surprise of an other 46.80 broker fee plus tax on the fee 3.28 so for a 2 pound box it cost me $71.26 CAN for shipping which the BIGGEST rip off ever.and to top it all off the sent the wrong ones..
:o| :o| :o| :o|
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I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM !
 
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Joey
So what are saying it's ok to RIP off customers receiving a package.I paid $17.65 US to have a 2 pound box sent to me and expected to have to pay the Tax (duty).But and additional $50.00 for brokerage come on give me a brake.Thats nothing other then organized CRIME,who owns UPS the teamsters.. :o| :o| .I don't care what anyone has for an excuse the extra fee is nothing but utter BULL :Moon:
 
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