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idsardi@strauss.udel.edu (William J Idsardi) wrote:

>
>Alex Czarto <alex@tydac.com> wrote: 
>> ...  The main thing that bothered me about the situation is
>> that they NEVER told me that I would be receiving such a stiff
>> bill.  They could have said, "Oh, BTW, the shipping charge on your
>> $125 (US) product will be $57 (CDN)".  Then I could have decided if
>> I still wanted to order it.  I mean, when *WE* (the >company I work
>> for) ship stuff out, we know EXACTLY how much the shipping will be,
>> and we inform our customers of it.  ...
>
>I think this now explains it.  The $57 CANADIAN collected by UPS
>includes the Canadian federal tariffs (GST etc.) plus the
>international shipping costs.  It probably also includes PST for
>whatever province you're in.  (Since one of the newsgroups is
>ott.forsale.computing, I guess either Ontario or Quebec.)
>
>Since the exchange rate is at least US$1 = C$1.35, this is at least a
>C$170 item, and 20% (GST + PST + tariff; what is the tariff now on
>computer goods??) of C$170 is C$34.
>
>The shipping costs would then be C$23.  Expensive, but not completely
>out of line.  So more than half of that "shipping" cost goes to the
>various Canadian governments.  Further, UPS is one of the few shippers
>who can deliver directly to your door on international shipments of
>this sort, otherwise you have to go down to the post office and pay
>the taxes and tariffs yourself.
>
>Bill Idsardi
>
>


Actually UPS is well known for charging HIGH Brokerage fees for orders
that go from the U.S. to Canada.   I would recommend another courier
or simply U.S Priority Post which has reached me fine with no extra
fees besides the exchange rate.  

Myles