Paperwork to move classiccmps from .ca to .us?

From: harsha godavari <h.godavari_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Sun Oct 13 19:11:03 2002

If you are in Canada, when the UPS guy shows up with the parcel, tell
him to take it back and that you will clear it through customs
personally. They will call you in afew days with some papers for you to
take to the customs office. Take them and have them stamped by the
customs (they may charge some duties+taxes). Return to UPS and hand
over the papers. At that point you will have a choice of picking up the
parcel(from UPS warehouse) personally or have them deliver it (no charge
for that).

If it is within the size limits USPS/CanadaPost is the cheapest
solution. UPS is very greedy.

As for collection agency it can happen even if you cleared it yourself
(personal experience :-)) Make sure that UPS makes appropriate notes on
the paperwork that there is no brokerage due and all dues are paid.

Regards
Harsha Godavari

Mike wrote:
>
> 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 13 2002 - 19:11:03 BST