duty shipping from us to canada

thefonz

thefonz

It's not me...it's my ADD
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tbayplayer said:
I worked for Canada Post.....believe me, it all depends on if the person that is working that day. If they feel like dinging you for a fee they do, if not consider yourself lucky. I have saw items you figure are going to get a customs fee and don't have one at all. I couldn't give you exact figure, its just the way they operate.

USPS to Canada Post has the lowest customs fees....Fed Ex and UPS are friggen expensive
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no kidding, i just spent 125 bucks to send a cue to thailand via fedex. UPS quoted 180. the hard thing about selling stuff on az, nobody believes how friggin expensive it can be to ship stuff from Canada. they probably all think we're padding the shipping like a bunch of ebay crooks.
 
randallt6

randallt6

AzB Silver Member
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thefonz said:
no kidding, i just spent 125 bucks to send a cue to thailand via fedex. UPS quoted 180. the hard thing about selling stuff on az, nobody believes how friggin expensive it can be to ship stuff from Canada. they probably all think we're padding the shipping like a bunch of ebay crooks.
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Shipping from canada to US isn't too bad. Cost me 28 bucks to ship a cue to florida yesterday.
 
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champ2107

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i know these guys that sell baseball bats back and forth from the states and they have a few tricks on how to get away without paying duty and taxes. I will have a look and post it tomorrow. If i remember correctly they show you how and what to fill out on the forms. these guys do a lot of buying and selling.
 
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randallt6

randallt6

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champ2107 said:
i know these guys that sell baseball bats back and forth from the states and they have a few tricks on how to get away without paying duty and taxes. I will have a look and post it tomorrow. If i remember correctly they show you how and what to fill out on the forms.
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Yes please do. Haha
 
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champ2107

Banned
USA Shipping - Pick Up Locations

if you want to save on shipping from the USA and are relatively close to Niagara Falls, you can have your parcels shipped to
http://www.cbiusa.com
This way you pay the cheaper USA shipping and
They will accept the package and hold them for you. Normally you will end up paying a $5 USD fee.
Also Niagara Falls, NY
http://www.usaddressinc.com/
You have to register with them first

Port Huron, MI
http://www.usparcelpickup.com/

Sault Ste Marie, MI
Weirs Package and Freight
605 Ridge st
Sault Sainte Marie MI
49783

There is also this one in Point Roberts, WA (20 mins from Vancouver)
http://www.thelettercarrier.com/home

Neche, ND - Menke's Parcel Service (a mile south of the Gretna border crossing)
"I live 30 mins east of Winnipeg and it takes just over an hour to get there"

Menke's Parcel Service
539 East, 5th St.
Neche, ND, USA
58265

http://www.menkesparcel.com
 
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champ2107

Banned
Shipping from Canada to USA

No Commercial Value document

1. Shippers full address, contact name and phone
2. Receivers full address, contact name and phone (need the phone number)
3. Name of manufacturer no address required
4. slash across
5. check not related
6. 3 pounds (per bat)
7. Gift
8. check shipper
9. slash across
10. check CAD since you are shipping from CAD
11. CANADA since you are from CAD
12. Gift / used bat / no commercial value
13. 1
14. $5 (they need a value)
15. $5
16. gift
17. leave blank
18. blank
19. enter total

Sign and date

You need 3 copies

I also include the this on the label

Gift / used bat / no commercial value
 
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champ2107

Banned
From USA to Canada

No Commercial Value document

1. Shippers full address, contact name and phone
2. Receivers full address, contact name and phone (need the phone number)
3. Name of manufacturer no address required
4. slash across
5. check not related
6. 3 pounds (per bat)
7. Gift
8. check shipper
9. slash across
10. check USA since you are shipping from USA
11. USA since you are from USA
12. Gift / used bat / no commercial value
13. 1
14. $5 (they need a value)
15. $5
16. gift
17. leave blank
18. blank
19. enter total

Sign and date

You need 3 copies and each has to be signed individually.

Be consistent with this info when filling the UPS shipping documents, use $5 as the value for the shipping document (they require a value)
 
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champ2107

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i think this is UPS

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Slasher

Slasher

KE = 0.5 • m • v2
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Since the NAFTA agreement no duty for US made goods.
You may get charged GST, with UPS, Fedex or Postal you will get charged brokerage fees by the carrier. UPS is the most costly.
If you are close to the border like me I have everything drop shipped to a depot and go and pick it up myself, they charge a nominal fee of around $3 per box.
 
randallt6

randallt6

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
champ2107 said:
USA Shipping - Pick Up Locations

if you want to save on shipping from the USA and are relatively close to Niagara Falls, you can have your parcels shipped to
http://www.cbiusa.com
This way you pay the cheaper USA shipping and
They will accept the package and hold them for you. Normally you will end up paying a $5 USD fee.
Also Niagara Falls, NY
http://www.usaddressinc.com/
You have to register with them first

Port Huron, MI
http://www.usparcelpickup.com/

Sault Ste Marie, MI
Weirs Package and Freight
605 Ridge st
Sault Sainte Marie MI
49783

There is also this one in Point Roberts, WA (20 mins from Vancouver)
http://www.thelettercarrier.com/home

Neche, ND - Menke's Parcel Service (a mile south of the Gretna border crossing)
"I live 30 mins east of Winnipeg and it takes just over an hour to get there"

Menke's Parcel Service
539 East, 5th St.
Neche, ND, USA
58265

http://www.menkesparcel.com
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I live like 45min from Niagara Falls NY so this is perfect. Gonna use this service next time, thanks. Repped.
 
jaycast16

jaycast16

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
I am not too worried about cue being shipped via USPS.i believe UPS and Fedex are the worst.They have ridiculous fees that you are paying more than the value of the cue.i always ask everyone to use USPS when they send me cue.BUt,i wont call the Canada post or custom about it.once i got the tracking number,i am all good..
 
Ghosst

Ghosst

Broom Handle Mafia
Silver Member
randallt6 said:
I recently had a cue shipped here from the states, i got the seller to put the item value as 100$ gift, and its been in customs for 4 days now, I'm kind of annoyed...
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My record so far is for Kamui Chalk ... 18 days in Customs.
Previous to this, 14 days for my old Instroke Buffalo case.

Customs charges are usually in the range of 10-15% of the declared value when sent through USPS.

PS: We only have GST here.
 
Cardinal_Syn

Cardinal_Syn

Julz
Silver Member
USPS is the way to go even if you have to wait a little extra to receive your package. UPS is just straight up robbery. I've used them several times because it was fast shipment but the fees upon receiving the product was crazy. I had a shaft valued at $40 and upon delivery I had to pay $80 on top of that to UPS!?!?!?!?! Thats why I always picked USPS, their prices are reasonable, only thing is you just have to wait a couple of extra days maybe.
 
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