Hi, If i ship via USPS to Australia then when it enters the country i have to pay %10GST on item if its worth over $250au, once this package enters australia its shipped via Australia Post which is a government thing. But if i have the item sent with Fedex the Australian Customs charges at extra $51 brokerage fee, when the package enters the country, this is because Fedex is a private company.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: Re: One airline bans all carry-on luggage > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:37 PM > Subject: Re: One airline bans all carry-on luggage > > > > Hi, Amita, > > > > Be careful if you're doing that internationally. While it may > or may > > not be directly applicable to this situation, I had a really > bad > > experience with an item that I bought off of eBay. It was > shipped by > > UPS in the US to my home in Canada. The shipper in the US > paid around > > $10 to ship it (the item was only worth about $20). UPS > wanted to > > charge me a $40 "brokerage fee" for getting it across the > border. > > This is just typical UPS. They are IMHO criminals in the way > they do cross border shipping. First, they get your belongings > into their possession, then they effectively hold it for ransom. > I have on one occassion had to pay UPS a brokerage fee on a > product which came across the border with no duties or taxes > other than the GST. > Ship via FED/EX. They are, at least, honest business men. > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
