Paperwork to move classiccmps from .ca to .us?

From: Mike <kenziem_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun Oct 6 10:26:01 2002

On Thursday 03 October 2002 15:55, Eric Smith wrote:
> > One needs to consult with a customs broker, and there are many in
> > business on both sides of the border.
>
> For old equipment, the broker's fee will exceed the import duties you
> could expect to pay. I've had people send me stuff from Canada, and
> later received outrageous bills from customs brokers, usually for
> around five times what I paid for the merchandise. As far as I'm
> concerned, I have no established business relationship with these
> customs brokers. I did not expect the sender to use such a broker, and
> was not told that it would be done. So I have never paid them.

I tried this approach with UPS. They sent me the bill after I'd already
given the goods away.
  They sent a few threatening letters and then I got one from a
collections agency.
Received on Sun Oct 06 2002 - 10:26:01 BST