Quote - Just curious.... did anyone receiveing the physical shipment have to pay a brokerage fee.

I got stung $67.00   ouch.

Pick up on Monday so no 2012 until then..... :(

 

You don't have to pay that $67.00.

When you go to the UPS depot to pick up your parcel, you tell them that you did not give them permission to complete the customs papers for you, and that you want to fill them out yourself!

That $67.00 includes their "Brokerage" fee for filling out the custom paper declaring the value of the item, their "COD" fee to collect the brokerage fee, and taxes on it all.

UPS gouges us Canadians.

If they tell you that you can't fill out the customs papers because they were already done, ask to speak to a supervisor and DEMAND that you not be charged their brokerage or COD fees because they did not contact you to give you the option of filling the paperwork out for yourself.

There was a class action lawsuit brought against UPS for extortion rates. Unfortunately, the courts tossed it out after 2 years for some reason saying it didn't fit the criteria to be "class action".

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