Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I, recently, sent a lens to Kindermann from California for repair. I didn't check the UPS rate, since, I have and account and didn't imagine any high charge I was billed $45. Roland Smith. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases > Welcome to the wonderful world of international commerce! There is no duty > on camera bits from the USA but there is tax owing. Your courier company > cheerful pays these taxes for you which they then collect from you. For > performing this small duty they charge a modest brokerage charge. Remember > you are an intelligent creature; live and learn! The best shipping method is > by US Airmail. Canada Post only charges a flat $5CAN brokerage fee which is > very reasonable when compared UPS (and others) $35CAN to $40CAN fee. I have > had $5US books end up costing $60CAN (once and only once)! You have to > remember this when bidding on stupid little stuff on "you know where" as if > they insist on UPS shipping, which some of them do, you will pay a fortune > for that Leica Catalogue #45!! > > Cheers > > John Collier > > > From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net> > > > > Have any of you had any experience with bokerage fees and duty being > > added to Ebay purchases? > > > >