[Coco] UPS/Canada

[Neil Morrison]

UPS and Fedex charge a $25 (approx) fee for processing your shipment through 
customs. This is in addition to the actual taxes. Shippers might do better 
to use BorderFree

http://pages.ebay.ca/borderfree/

or

http://www.borderfree.com/en/consumers/index.jsp

 What costs can I expect to pay when buying cross-border?
Borderfree will calculate your total landed price before you approve your 
purchase, this will include:

  a.. Product price in Canadian dollars - You will see a price of your 
selected item in Canadian dollars. A daily exchange rate is applied in order 
to ensure accurate currency conversions.
  b.. Duties - Duty rates can vary from 0-20% of the product price. The duty 
rate is dependent on specifics such as material content, country of origin, 
etc.
  c.. Sales Tax - Canadian customers must pay a Goods & Services Tax (GST) 
to the Federal Government and a Provincial Sales Tax (PST) to the respective 
Provincial Government. For some provinces, these two taxes are combined as 
Harmonized tax (HST). These taxes are consistent across all consumer 
transactions (retail, e-commerce, catalogue, etc.) and are paid by customers 
regardless of the channel in which they shop.
  d.. Excise Tax - A few select products, such as jewellery, might be 
subject to additional excise tax.
  e.. Shipping & Handling - Please refer to the retailer's policy for 
further information.
Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Taylor" <roger at newfoal.com>


>I saw a notice on the UPS website for employees:
>
> November - UPS begins its first international expansion into Canada
>
> I wanted to post this for the guys talking about the high "border fee" and 
> to check and see if that is still in effect or not when you ship something 
> next.
>
> -- 
> Roger Taylor
> Longview, TX