Scott Dorsey wrote:
> 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
FWIW, all you need to do to avoid UPS's insane brokerage fees is refuse
delivery and/or have the item held at the depot. (I believe you can do
it ahead of time if you have the tracking #.)
then, go to UPS, get the paperwork. Go to Canada Customs, clear the
item yourself, go back to ups and get your item. It's sometimes more
work than it saves, but usually it's worth it.
Ray
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