Hi, Guest
09-18-2004, 02:44 AM
Yeah you could be right, I got some packages going to the states right now that I 'declared' for $40CDN and one for $100CDN I believe, once I hear back from the guys I shipped to, or when I get the brokerage fees after they say they WONT pay them (which is outlayed in the FedEx rules and regulations) I'll let you know how much they are.
The guys I talked to all know about the brokerage fees but they can still screw me over, one of the risks of over the border shipping.
The lady at FedEx thought it might be closer to a hundred bucks but even with that, they couldn't give me a straight answer. Sounds like they have different brokers that deal with this all the time so the fees sometimes will be applicable and sometimes not and also sometimes might be twice as much for the same declared value package depending on who did the 'handling' for you.
Really sucks, bunch of crap, hense why I said sometimes it is cheaper to just sent it via air instead of ground.
As for it being marked 'GIFT', I know for a fact (according to all my many calls to Fedex) that you will get dinged with BROKERAGE, but for duty, not sure, I'll check into that next time I ship and ask them..... not doubting you one bit.
The guys I talked to all know about the brokerage fees but they can still screw me over, one of the risks of over the border shipping.
The lady at FedEx thought it might be closer to a hundred bucks but even with that, they couldn't give me a straight answer. Sounds like they have different brokers that deal with this all the time so the fees sometimes will be applicable and sometimes not and also sometimes might be twice as much for the same declared value package depending on who did the 'handling' for you.
Really sucks, bunch of crap, hense why I said sometimes it is cheaper to just sent it via air instead of ground.
As for it being marked 'GIFT', I know for a fact (according to all my many calls to Fedex) that you will get dinged with BROKERAGE, but for duty, not sure, I'll check into that next time I ship and ask them..... not doubting you one bit.