Man, it is SO nice to see a vendor understand this. I have dealt with
vendors of other products besides VW who could care less about this; it's
all about the sale. I once paid twice the price of a product in shipping via
UPS ground! Most expensive pair of boots I ever bought, and the vendor
didn't want to know about it.
Courtney
Nanaimo, BC
Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: How do I send used parts to Canada?

>> UPS charges a brokerage fee that depends on the value on the
>> package...for more usual values of $100 or so, brokerage adds
>> a pretty hefty amount. So freight can be $20-30 for my order,
>> and then an additional $20 for brokerage on a $100-200 order.
>
>
>
> The brokerage fees can be horrendous, so UPS ground to Canada is best
> avoided. FedEx ground is the same way. It is worth noting that there are
> no
> additional brokerage fees if you ship by Air via UPS or FedEx; only the
> cheaper ground services incur these additional fees. However the air
> services can be rather expensive even without brokerage fees added.
>
> For private individuals shipping to Canada, USPS is probably your best
> bet,
> as you avoid the brokerage fees.  As for the Bus Depot, I have negotiated
> an
> amazing rate with FedEx for Air shipment to Canada, so often I can ship
> FedEx Air for about the price of FedEx ground (but with no brokerage
> fees).
> Sometimes this actually makes Fedex Air competitive with USPS, but with
> much
> faster delivery and full tracking to your door. In cases where FedEx is
> still too expensive (i.e. rural areas in Canada, where they add a
> surcharge), we usually use USPS.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
>
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