Kent
Mike is correct regarding the labelling to avoid duty - if clearly
marked as antique car parts no duty is assessed in Canada. However, the
problem with UPS is that it tends to ignore such labelling and will
require the recipient to pay duty in order to receive the package and
the recipient then has to deal with the bureaucracy in getting duty
refunded. I always avoid UPS and find some other alternative,
preferably post. I know people that will even wait until they are
making a trip Stateside and have parts couriered to their hotel to avoid
UPS shipping across the border! Perhaps the recipient has a friend in
the US (or a Canadian friend about to visit) that can receive the
shipment and bring it back if US Post can't ship it.
Geoff Muttart
Nova Scotia, Canada
Bugeye Sprites
gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca
----- Original Message -----
From "Michael Lupynec" <mlupynec at globalserve.net>
To: "Kent J. Miller" <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>; "Spridgets"
<Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Need Advice from Canadian Listers (No LBC)
> I have been hooked on our 15% GST and PST, so keep the stated
> value as low as possible.
>
> Memory banks fading, but I think labeling the package as antique
> car parts over 25 years old avoids duty, (does it help to note
> Made in USA?)
>
> Mike
> 60A,67E,59Bug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kent J. Miller <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>
> To: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: November 29, 2000 8:23 AM
> Subject: Need Advice from Canadian Listers (No LBC)
>
>
> > Anyone have experience shipping TO Canada or receiving in
> Canada. I sold a
> > TR250 fender on Ebay to a Canadian. He says that I should try to
> avoid UPS
> > and/or FedEx because of extra charges for documentaion, etc.
> >
> > If it is too big for the US Postal Service, what are my options?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Kent
> > 1960 Bugeye
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