----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Kwan" Subject: Re: OT:shipping to Canada
> On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > > > Actually, all the UPS horror stories only applies for UPS GROUND > > > shipping. If you ship by UPS Express or Expedited, there is NO > > > brokerage fees, it is included. > > > > Well, no. It doesn't. > > At least not in my experience. > > It DOES include brokerage fees for UPS Express or Expedited, I am quite > sure of that. And I have used it for mail order companies which can only > ship by UPS; and there was no brokerage fees at all, only taxes. Just > avoid UPS Ground or UPS Standard service at all cost. > > And you can confirm it by checking out this page, it's all spelt out quite > clearly: > > http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html > > As you can see, the worst deal is for shipping UPS Ground with a declared > value of $40.10, as they would charge you $18.45 (46% of your item cost)! > And it stated that brokerage is free for Express or Expedited service. > There is a disbursement fee, which can be avoided if you call them and pay > the taxes in advance after you got your tracking number. > I'll take your word for it, and avoid UPS whenever possible. I have had stuff shipped in from them via air and ground. The only difference I saw was that ground shipment from New York is about 2 months, air is about 2 weeks. Either way, they pillaged my bank account on delivery. Does their website cover their drivers leaving parcels on the street in front of your house? Or is that covered in the bonus segment of the website? I have found that they tend to make up rules as they go along, and don't really regard delivering parcels to the person on the waybill as a high priority. As always, YMMV William Robb
