Yeah I have been screwed by UPS and Fedex a couple of times.
This brokerage fee is burried deep in the agreement and is
not adequately disclosed considering how significant it is.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:12:15 -0700
>From: Gary Lee <gary2a@TELUSPLANET.NET>
>Subject: re. Nafta shafta
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>re. Nafta Shafta
>>I thought the point of NAFTA was that you would no longer
have to pay any
>>customs between US/CAN??
>
>>So what's wrong with the Canadian side?
>
>As far as bringing stuff into Canada, there may be little or
no Duty, but
>there still is GST, PST and Brokerage fees.
>Canada Post charges a flat $5.00 brokerage fee, regardless
of declared
>value.  UPS charges about $20 and up, even for a $21 item.
>
>Sales tax is applicable to almost everything we buy in
Canada.  There is no
>Duty anymore, because of Nafta, but the shipping companies
>levy a fee (brokerage) for the service of telling us how
much sales tax to
>pay.
>UPS brokerage fees seem to be out of line for small value
items brought into
>canada.
>
>I would like to see the minimum personal tax free exemption
raised.
>
>Gary Lee
>http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm