[Amps] Shipping to Japan

[Jim Thomson]

From: Eddy Swynar <deswynar at xplornet.ca>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Shipping to Japan

On 2011-06-20, at 12:37 AM, Gary Smith wrote:

> I ship FedEx continental including Canada

Hi Gary,

Although it's of little / no concern to the person initiating the shipment, the receiver of anything sent to Canada by way of a commercial carrier is liable for for the brokerage fees that said shipper incurs in getting the item across the 49th parallel...

I speak from experience.

Years ago I received a $35.00 keyer from Texas via UPS, & the brokerage fee was the (then) minimum of $25.00---almost the very same value as the keyer itself!

I have never encountered this hidden levy dealing with Canada Post / the US Post Office.

Unfortunately, Canada Post workers are presently on strike here, so I would assume that the brokerage fee index is earning a LOT of extra $$$ for the commercial carriers right about now...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ

##  real old news gary...that nonsense  has been going on for a long time.   local UPS office gests at least a doz angry screaming folks  in there every day of the week.  A friend at work  found a way around that..and found that ups  does have
an international  shipping arrangement..that minimizes the brokerage fees.   I got screwed a few times myself... when, like an idiot,.. i forgot to  tell the vendor  to ship  via us airmail.    When my  new  253 lb dahl  arrived  via  motor truck
and NOT UPS]  a few yrs  back... I cleared it myself at local customs office.   The trucking co was just 3 x blocks away..and  gave me the paper work.     I ran down the street to fed gov customs office... and paid the gst + pst  tax...and that's  it. 

##  I did talk to UPS  in eastern canada's  main office.... and she gave me the exact  break down of what the brokerage feed  consist of.   She rattles off 13 x different 'fees'  etc....and they were the most stupid things  u can think of.  They total em all
and call it  'brokerage fee' .   when u get the paper work, u will never see that break down either.    IF i had an independent  broker  look after the brokerage on my  dahl xfmr... he would have charged almost as much as ups does. 
When I had my UST-HDX689  shipped up here last year  via  local trucking co.... they used an independent broker... who charged a flat $80.00 ..which is ok for a 5000 lb tower, k7nv prop pitch rotor, and new 3/8"  chromolly mast. 

## Look at it from UPS's  point of veiw.  The brokerage is broken down into 13 x  segements... and just cuz ur  $35.00  keyer is not worth much doesn't mean they don't incur expenses  shuffling paper work. 

## having said that.... I notice that anything that arrived  via  FEDEX.. didn't cost me anything..go figure.  

later... Jim   VE7RF