Tegger <tegger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"HLS" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
>>
>> It covers more than one border, Teg.. We have done a lot of business
>> into Mexico.
>> We are harassed by customs clearance problems, delays, attempts at
>> "morditas",and
>> a lot of other things that freight coming this way does not suffer.
>
>That's not part of NAFTA, that's part of attempts to thwart NAFTA.
>NAFTA was supposed to get rid of border problems, not make new ones.
This is true.
I will make a small comment: if you are trying to get stuff over either
border, DO NOT USE UPS.
Believe it or not, for small parts, it is usually much faster and easier
to use USPS. Items are sometimes held up in customs for inspection, but
they are usually handled well.
****pping UPS, you are apt to find yourself with spurious fees tacked on,
and substantial delays. I have friends in Canada who have ordered
manufacturers' samples of electronics parts, and had $50 customs fees
tacked on a free sample of a $5 part. UPS not only charges you what the
Customs folks do, but they also charge you their fees to carry stuff
through customs.
FedEx Express is good, but expensive for ****pping. FedEx Ground is not
so bad but if there is an issue clearing customs you will find yourself on
the phone trying to straighten it out; the ****pper will not do the work
for you the way USPS and FedEx Express will.
Danzas seems to be okay if you need to ****p heavy stuff; I often ****p
35mm film prints to and from Canada and they are good about it.
Note that many things are completely exempt from customs duties. These
include some odd categories of items, including tape recorders and
tape recorder parts. It is good to find out what these categories are in
the event what you are ****pping falls into one of them.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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