Brokerage fees are essentially the fees charged by shipping companies when they have to transport products across international boarders. In theory the fee is charged to offset the hastle associated with doing the paperwork and costs of being a bonded carrier, but the fees are usually based on the shipment's declared value and are generally 20% or more.
Sheldon On 4/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sheldon, > Brokerage fees? Is that something above the shipping cost because of > crossing the border? > Thanks > Herb > > Customs is a non-issue as long as you have a bill of sale - just pay the > taxes (7% GST, 6% PST); there won't be any duty. That said, the brokerage > fees will be rather high if the shipping company provides the brokerage > service so it is usually better to have it delivered to a US address and > have the buyer pick it up from there. In this case, having the car crated > and shipped to Seattle would make the most sense since it is only a 2.5 hr > drive from Vancouver. > > When I looked into shipping an F500 from Texas to Vancouver a few years > ago > it was very expensive and I ended up meeting the seller half way in AZ. > > Sheldon ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
