ORIGINAL: swathdiver
ORIGINAL: Zipper_Head
So you think UPS is better for cross border deliveries??
In my experience it works better. Our packages don''''t travel in the same direction so different laws apply. I think your grievances come from Canadian tariffs, not US. We don''''t pay anything additional.
It''s not actually tariffs. We do have to pay provical/federal sales tax, but then UPS smacks on a big brokerage fee (basically the fee for looking up the correct item code to avoid tariffs and filling out the paperwork). If you ship UPS standard, it can be as much as $25 on something that costs around $80!!!. UPS Express/Expedited includes the fee, so sometimes it makes more sense to pay for the faster service and either pay the same or only slightly more than the additional cost...plus no dicking around with UPS bills. Fedex does the same. This is for US -> Canada...not exactly sure if it''s the same the other way, but I''ve heard it''s "similar". That''s one of the reasons why I''m glad Mato is in Canada. Hope he doesn''t go anywhere soon.
Mostly it''s UPS being a bit of a ogre when it comes to charging and collecting these fees.
USPS/Canadapost both only charge a $5 brokerage fee, and of course the taxes.
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