Did you pay VAT on the repair?
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, 19:08 Roger Stein, wrote:
> Brian,
> I used Canada Post to send my K3 #75 in for repair. Elecraft used USPS for
> return. Documents were marked “for repair”. No hassle, no brokerage fees,
> just return shipping fees. Tracked package online
You'd think they'd include the predictable fees in the price to the sender.
It will be really bad if they charged the recipient, especially if the
parcel went through customs ok.
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, 19:35 Don Wilhelm, wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Use the postal system. There are no "brokerage fees"
Brian,
Use the postal system. There are no "brokerage fees" charged by the
postal system. UPS and FedEX do charge "brokerage fees" Customs is a
different matter - usually properly marked customs forms will go through
with no problem.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/28/2019 11:48 AM, Brian “VE3BWP”
Brian,
I used Canada Post to send my K3 #75 in for repair. Elecraft used USPS for
return. Documents were marked “for repair”. No hassle, no brokerage fees, just
return shipping fees. Tracked package online going and return. Worked just
fine. All the best.
73, Roger VA1RST Halifax
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I used UPS and need to write up my experience. Your question will encourage
that!
I found that UPS's Customs Forms generator produced a Sales Invoice even
though I asked it to produce a Temporary Export for Repair. So I crossed
out the Sales part and wrote in pen that this was a repair and will
I’m hoping to hear from any Canadian HAMs who have successfully sent their
radio (KX3 in my case) to Elecraft USA for repair and got it back with the
least amount of brokerage hassles.
Which carrier did you use? How did it go?
I ask because I once had to send a Yaesu in for a warranty repair
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