The problem we have here in the UK is that if duty or VAT is payable, the government wants the money but not the cost of collecting it, which would probably be more than the fee. So they either want the originating shipper to pay in advance, or have the receiving shipper pay it on behalf of the addressee.
For companies such as Aliexpress this works out OK They can just add it to the shipping fee. But for individuals it often ends up with the receiving shipper paying it and then adding the charge and a collection fee and refusing to deliver until that's been paid. Some shippers want it in advance, some will send an invoice after delivery, This causes what might have been quite a small customs fee into a 3-4 times larger fee. On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM Instrument Resources of America < [email protected]> wrote: > The 'processing fees' I have heard are around $30.00 for both UPS and Fed > Ex. U.S. Post Office fees are very small. Also, if you are shipping > something back into the U.S. from Canada, and it was originally > manufactured here in the U.S. there are no tariffs. The paperwork must be > done correctly though. I had a very vintage piece of General Radio test > equipment shipped back to me recently, no tariffs even though General Radio > closed their doors some twenty four years ago. The shipper got it done > correctly. Don't let anyone tell you other wise. > > Ira. > > > > On 11/30/2025 12:58 PM, Tom Katt wrote: > > > > On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-5 wrote: > > Thanks for sharing the link for the EverSet kit. It does look like fun to > play with. I just wonder what the 🍊 tariffs will do to the cost of > shipping one into the U.S. With the “processing” fees charged by the > carriers on top of the tariff itself, it could close to double the cost of > the unit itself! > > > OT quick - I purchased my kit from them in September and while it was > initially delayed due to the whole Canadian postal debacle, the kit shipped > quickly once services resumed and there was no additional fees or tariff > charges. I paid $13.62 (Canadian) in shipping and the order totaled to $46 > Canadian delivered. At current exchange rates, that works out to about $33 > US. They seem really nice and the kits are very high quality - I believe > they manufacture their boards locally in Canada. It’s nice to support a > place like that once in a while ;-) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c1059599-976c-4b10-ace0-4afa833c520dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c1059599-976c-4b10-ace0-4afa833c520dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c4db67c3-10e2-4de2-ab47-3da5d16569df%40HUGHES.NET > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c4db67c3-10e2-4de2-ab47-3da5d16569df%40HUGHES.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrt7%2B36ZMFSnkkDGq1aQfwYysjTO4UDFhijXfGPVvsXXug%40mail.gmail.com.
