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I've bought alot of things from the states and shipped there also. You WILL pay duty on whatever you bring in from the states based on the bill of sale (new product) or by the declared value of the product based on what the original shipper wrote on the initial shipping agreement.

As for brokerage, for example, if you ship by GROUND, Fedex 'employs' someone to act on your behalf when the product reaches the border. Their fee is what you pay and it is usually prorated based on how much the product is that you are shipping over the border. There really isn't any way around this, I heard UPS sometimes doesn't charge brokerage which is true with FedEx also but it's all based on the price (value) of the product going over the border.

Also, if say the reciever DENIES to pay the brokerage, the shipper gets stuck with the bill, something to think about if you ship some used stuff to the states, it can come back and bite you in the ass.

Another thing, if you ship by AIR, it might be cheaper, yes I said it. By AIR, there are no BROKERAGE fees so even if the shipping might be higher, the brokerage fees worked into the total price if you ship by GROUND might be more then by AIR which is faster, etc......

Some things to think about. I have done ALOT of research on this, been shipping out about 2-3 packages a week to the states for a couple weeks now...... also been purchasing stuff.