Hi Guys,

I know one guy has a model that i simply want it, its built up model and he is currently boxing it, he is in NY state and i am in Brampton, Ontario. I need to know best possible service company with veryy reasonable rates to ship this model to my door, i would rather prefer ground service the air...Any suggestions?, plus what about customs and duty, what is the best way to get around it if there is any....

Cheers,
Sammy

Depends on how big the box is, if it's not that big, USPS mail will be the best as you'll only get nailed a $5 handling charge plus taxes at the border. If it's shipped UPS or Fedex you'll get a broker charge. This is based on the value of the item, I believe it is 7% also. I got nailed a $125 broker fee on my super bandit plus about $200 in taxes when it came up. Gotta love Canada customs. If you can afford the time, it's way less money to drive down and pick it up, this is because the cost of shipping a large item into Canada (or back to the US) is ridiculous. When my Eurosport was shipped to me, I had it shipped to a friend in Montana. Yes, it meant I had to drive 8 hours each way and pay for a hotel that night, but the cost to ship from Texas to Montana was $200, from Texas to Red Deer, Alberta was almost $2000!!!!! I made it a dual purpose trip tough, I had to ship my Spectre to Florida, cost me $143 to ship from montana to florida, it was just over $1500 to ship from Red Deer to florida. Being in the toronto area though, you can use Forward Air, that will be the absolute cheapest, you're lucky, I believe the only forward air center in Canada is in the toronto area. I'm having my Raptor shipped from NJ to Seattle via forward air, that's a big jet and I believe it's costing about $150. As luck would have it, now that I'm living in Abbotsford, BC it's only a 2 hour drive to go pick it up
Jeremy

btw, UPS.com Fedex.com USPS.com all have rate finders, if you know how big the box will be you can put in the dimensions, weight, and your postal code, and the shippers zip code and get a price on shipping, but it won't tell you what broker fee's or taxes will be.

Hi Guys,
If you are relatively close to the UPS/FedEx depot, then you can have the shipper mark the parcel "CLEARS OWN CUSTOMS" on the second address line and the shipping company will generate the paperwork and call you to get the paperwork from them. A trip to the depot gets you the paperwork and you go to Canada Customs office and clear the parcel yourself. Then you go back to the depot to claim your parcel. This results in only GST/PST charges in MB anyway. The ludicrous brokerage charge whose value is derived by spinning the 'wheel of charges' no longer applies. It involves some time and driving, but I find it is well worth the cost.

If you are that close to the border, it is worth your while to have it delivered to a US address, drive down, pick it up, and clear it through CCRA yourself on your way back. There is no duty, but you have to pay GST & PST. Have the shipper attach an invoice with the jet. If you don't have any documentation to prove what you paid for it, they can do any number of unpleasant things to ruin your day. As always, make sure you have proof of citizenship when you leave the country....

nony what was the brokerage and shipping fee
for your tamjet? if you dont mind me asking

I have decided to get it shipped by USPS Airmail service, i dont want it to become catch of Miss damage!!..
Nony i dont have car currently but even though if i had i wouldent be crossing the border, all i have to do pay bit more so Be it then...

Thanks guys for all responces,

Sammy

Ok now i have a problem!, person sanding it took the packed model on 2 boxes to get quote from USPS and they have refused it, This is due to its combined size of the boxes!, now what other options do i have for reasonable shipping service from NY state to Ontario...I need somebody help in this matter...

Regards,
Sammy