Shipping parts to Canada- what's the big deal?

[mryb]

Bob,
In the states here I use an international money order for Canada from the post office. It only costs a $1 or so...Rick/Saw ****

 

[ehp]

Use international money order and it cost me nothing, it doesnot matter where it comes from.

shipping use the mail, ship it by regalur mail , insure it ,put on it Warranty work , repair and return, no problems then , cheap . Ups charges to cross the border , around $24. 56 , puralator does now as well, to me it is just a money grab.
most saws I ship cost around $25 to $30 in canadian money so pretty cheap, normal time is 6 to 8 days to get to me . Ups is not any faster and Rush mail normally takes longer.

 

[CbaileyBG]

My only problem with shipping to Canada is their customs. I swear I believe they try to break stuff. Canada's Customs suck. They make it where its not worth the hassle. I do use USPS all the time for the fact the buyer wants the cheapest fee. Which I do understand that also. They have burnt me several times and most of the time I make it right with the buyer. As far as the taxes go, I dont see a problem with marking the package as a gift and lowering the value of the item to whatever they want. I have shipped alot of places in this world but Canada is the worst for package abuse. I would think that some people do not like shipping to canada due to the hassle it brings them. Just my opinion.

Curt

 

[ehp]

That is why you put repair and return on the box, customs doesnot open it, I have never had a problem with the mail, but I have had problems with UPS,

 

[Bill G]

Heres one for you, i won on Ebay a bar and airfilter assy for a Mc47 for US$ 39-00 but the fella wouldn't accept paypal, So it might be with a very careful eye before i purchase from Canada but if the seller offers Paypal then it's on as this is a great service they offer.

Bob Cornwell.............Australia.

As for the paypal issue a lot of people have some misconceptions on how it works. I gladly accept paypal but not credit cards. Many people think they are one in the same, they are not. I can accept paypal payments free of charge but it the buyer tries to use a credit card then I have to upgrad my account. When your account is upgraded then all payments regardless of type are hit with a fee.

Bill

 

[jensen 32000]

Taxes and Brokerage fees

If an item is more than $15.00 US you get hit with taxes and handling fees from Canada Post. I had an item for $17.50 US and got hit with $5.00 Cad handling fee and $3.60 tax, so $8.60 CAD on an $17.50 US item which I paid $7.50 US to ship already. Also it was marked gift, but if they (Customs Canada) think it came from a business they will taxe it anyway. UPS, on warranty items still want $30 CAD BROKErage fees. (you also pay tax on the BROKErage fee) A neighbor ordered a chimney top damper $190 US, cost $90 CAD at his door. I have had lots of stuff from the US and always get it shipped USPS when possible. I heard that some people refuse to pay when they find out how high the cost is and the hurt the sell (US) Tough game to play.

 

[Pioneer]

I have had chainsaw parts shipped to me in Canada from the States using usps, and so far my brokerage, handling and taxes have been a big fat zero. It's a different story for non-chainsaw related items, check with Canada post's website on items that are exempt. I used UPS once to have something shipped up here- never again. Got screwed over royaly with their brokerage fees. Heard the same story from everybody else who had stuff shipped internationally.

 

[ozflea]

The last thing i wanted to do was upset the seller so i wrote and explained and he had a kind ear and the seller didn't leave me bad feedback as i try hard to do the right thing so it seems if these fellas really would like to offer a service that is acceptable worldwide then it be nice to see Palpay on their auction

Bob