This is true, no duty of Canada, Mexica or USA products shipped within each
others countrys.  I wonder when they are going to sign up some of the South
American contries.  I would be nice to see the Brizilian made PU or the Fox
sold again!

At 06:57 5/10/98 -0230, Philip Menchions wrote:
> On Sat, 9 May 1998, The Bus Depot wrote:
>
>> > Today I got some parts from Velocity Sport Tuning for my 1980 Rabbit
>> > Pickup.  They (Velocity) insisted that I ship the parcel via UPS and not
>> > the postoffice.  Well it took 2 WEEKS to get here and I had to pay $67 to
>> > get my parcel from the driver!
>> > - The goods I bought came to $242US this was paid on my Visa card.
>> > - At the boarder the Canadian Government wanted $25.40 for GST
>> > - UPS charged me $39 for "brokerage fees" plus about $3 in GST on top of
>> that.
>> > Wait a freekin' minute here!  $39 to pay $25.40 in tax!? Canada post
>> charges > $5 for the same thing
>> > DO NOT USE UPS FOR FREIGHT BETWEEN USA AND CANADA.
>>
>>
>> This is why I generally use US Air Mail for shipments to Canada.  The
>> price, compared to UPS ground service, is typically just slightly higher,
>> but there are no brokerage fees at the border, so no surprises other than
>> the GST and the Canadian postal system's $5.00 flat fee.  Furthermore, the
>> post office charges strictly by weight, whereas UPS adds a surcharge for
>> bulkier packages. It is worth noting, though, that UPS does not charge
>> brokerage fees if you use their more expensive (faster) Expedited service.
>>
>> - Ron Salmon
>>  The Bus Depot
>>  http://www.busdepot.com
>>
>
> I too got burned with the loathsome brokerage fee. On the plus side as
>of 01/01/98 there's no duty charded on goods shipped into Canada from the
>U.S. as long as it's "made in the U.S.A." I assume the same applies in
>reverse under the NAFTA. I wonder if this applies to Mexico as well ?
>
>Phil,
>'89 Westy
>
>

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