Ordering from Amazon.COM (USA)

[Tyler Aviss]

I've ordered bigger price-tag items via USPS from various vendors and
been hit with the fees (usually through Canada-Post), though they are
usually fairly reasonable.

In my experience though, circumventing the ground-border entirely
often has positive results. My airmail packages tend to avoid border
holdups, processing fees, and taxation. Anything I've had that goes
through the border usually ended up costing me more in those fees than
the difference between air/surface delivery.


On 10/12/07, Salman Ahmed <fia_wrc_fanatic-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> --- James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > You might be charged GST and if that, also the post office storage
> > charge.  If it comes by UPS, you'll be hit with an obscene "border
> > broker" fee.
> >
>
> I hope they provide the option to ship via USPS (US Postal Service). I've had very
> good experiences when receiving shipments from the US using USPS. They don't charge
> a brokerage fee - at least they haven't in the past.
>
> In any event, I'll be expensing this book order through my employer so let them
> charge me a brokerage fee if they wish! :)
>
>
>
>
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