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I have here a UPS bill for customs, the total charge comes to 44.45, the GST + PST (taxes, for the non-Canadians) due on the package was 4.98 + 6.97 the charges
by munk-a 5y ago
I have here a UPS bill for customs, the total charge comes to 44.45, the GST + PST (taxes, for the non-Canadians) due on the package was 4.98 + 6.97 the charges are as follows:
Entry Prep Fee: 19.95 (Basically shipping and handling through the port, even though UPS has an automated system for this)
Bond Fee: 6.00 (A surcharge to get more money in case charging all these BS fees causes you to not want to pay the fees)
COD/Online Fee: 5.00 (An additional surcharge to try and cover the risk of charging you so many surcharges)
Customs GST: 4.98 (the real number)
CA BC PST: 6.97 (the other half of the real number)
Brokerage GST/HST: 1.30 (taxes on the majority of their BS fees)
COD GST: .25 (taxes on their COD surcharge)
When I'm being asked to pay taxes on BS charges your company isn't actually paying... that's when I get truly irate. (Just a PSA for anyone shipping to Canada, please send packages via USPS not a fancy package carrier, CanadaPost is amazing compared to all the private companies up here)
- slavik81 5y agoI was going to say that you can file the paperwork yourself with the CBSA for low-value shipments and save on the brokerage fees, but it looks like that program has been suspended. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/courier/lvs-efv/prsn-eng.html#_s2 https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/courier/lvs-efv/prsn-eng....