thanks

[ti400]

everything was exactly as i ordered and how fast it was sent out but the border fees killed me
is there anyway around the fees?
i would like to do more business but its hard to play $100 on $300 worth of items especially when i m going to be buying more high priced items
thanks

[powertechn2]

aside from you gettin a po box in new brunswick, or a friend there, i cant see any good way around the fees.

once i had a subwoofer sold to a guy in canada, i sold it for xxx amount shipped, well, it was going to cost more than 2/3 amount for me to ship it and me to pay some sorta fee that i had to pay, then he still had to pay custom fees... lonsg story short, my factory sub is still in place unused lol.

its kinda a pita, but if you travel to US often, it wouldnt be that bad.

[OldDirty]

Did you ship via USPS ? Try to avoid using FedEX, UPS. I've shopped at Magic before and shipped with USPS and paid very little on customs, this coming from a UPS driver lol.

[screenlookr]

Ya UPS likes to give the shaft to us guys in Canada. I wont ever ship with UPS again after my last encounter with them. When i didnt receive parts and i still had to pay all the fees, then they sent Collection agencies after me..

But shipping to the border (if you're close to it) would be the best route. Or if you get it shipped to a business/commercial address and or have your own Customs Broker would probably cut down on the fees.

[Pierre-Luc B]

Ya UPS likes to give the shaft to us guys in Canada. I wont ever ship with UPS again after my last encounter with them. When i didnt receive parts and i still had to pay all the fees, then they sent Collection agencies after me..

But shipping to the border (if you're close to it) would be the best route. Or if you get it shipped to a business/commercial address and or have your own Customs Broker would probably cut down on the fees.

never from ups again . . 100$ custom when my kits from thumper racing came to my doors.
160$ for my HMF

just ordered from magic racing (90 degree screw driver) to ajust the idle mixture. shipped via usps . wonder how much it will cost me this time.

[OldDirty]

never from ups again . . 100$ custom when my kits from thumper racing came to my doors.
160$ for my HMF

just ordered from magic racing (90 degree screw driver) to ajust the idle mixture. shipped via usps . wonder how much it will cost me this time.

Hey Pierre I wouldn't be surprised if it came to the door without any custom fees. USPS might be slow but you won't have to hemorrhage money for a part.

[Pierre-Luc B]

Hey Pierre I wouldn't be surprised if it came to the door without any custom fees. USPS might be slow but you won't have to hemorrhage money for a part.

just got my stuff from FW carbon . . . 0$ custom with usps!

[dano]

wtf

how are customs fees determined?

[OldDirty]

wtf

how are customs fees determined?

It goes by the declared value on the invoice. The tax rates that I don't know.

[Pierre-Luc B]

It goes by the declared value on the invoice. The tax rates that I don't know.

jay's a nice guys , he checked "gift" on the invoice notice and declared a 10$ value

[CooperSandRacing]

jay's a nice guys , he checked "gift" on the invoice notice and declared a 10$ value

Now that's a guy worth doing business with. Customer service they call it!

[Pierre-Luc B]

Now that's a guy worth doing business with. Customer service they call it!

hell yeah

[sticko2]

+1000 for jay, he sent me a piston for my 505 to the uk, and even went out and bought me spray copper gasket seal and the high temp silicone sealer that you can't get in the uk, and it all arrived with no customs fees.

[polaris bob]

jay's a nice guys , he checked "gift" on the invoice notice and declared a 10$ value

Now that's a guy worth doing business with. Customer service they call it!

hell yeah

+1000 for jay, he sent me a piston for my 505 to the UK, and even went out and bought me spray copper gasket seal and the high temp silicone sealer that you can't get in the UK, and it all arrived with no customs fees.

Not to sound like a dick or nothing, but that story will change when he gets caught or busted for doing that. Then the Customs people will come after both parties to make them pay fines and penalty's and the such. They can even stop the business from ever shipping anything across the border again.


Wanna know how I know about such things?????? It happened to an employer of mine. IMO, its not worth it.

If you live in Canada, get a PO box in the states and transport the stuff across the border yourself. That way its only you that can get in trouble for smuggling your parts for your toy in. Or suck it up and pay the price for not living in the "free world" !! LOL



Yea, yea, thats it. Free world!!!

[Pierre-Luc B]

Not to sound like a dick or nothing, but that story will change when he gets caught or busted for doing that. Then the Customs people will come after both parties to make them pay fines and penalty's and the such. They can even stop the business from ever shipping anything across the border again.


Wanna know how I know about such things?????? It happened to an employer of mine. IMO, its not worth it.

If you live in Canada, get a PO box in the states and transport the stuff across the border yourself. That way its only you that can get in trouble for smuggling your parts for your toy in. Or suck it up and pay the price for not living in the "free world" !! LOL



Yea, yea, thats it. Free world!!!

border is about 4-5 hours drive from home , so the gas/time i lose for going in the usa getting my stuff , i just rather pay the customs

you know that they opened the package at customs to check what was inside. you get away with small item. but don't try to pass a 10k item as a gift it won't work

[OldDirty]

Not to sound like a dick or nothing, but that story will change when he gets caught or busted for doing that. Then the Customs people will come after both parties to make them pay fines and penalty's and the such. They can even stop the business from ever shipping anything across the border again.


Wanna know how I know about such things?????? It happened to an employer of mine. IMO, its not worth it.

If you live in Canada, get a PO box in the states and transport the stuff across the border yourself. That way its only you that can get in trouble for smuggling your parts for your toy in. Or suck it up and pay the price for not living in the "free world" !! LOL



Yea, yea, thats it. Free world!!!

Only way you can get caught is if the invoice price doesn't match up with the declared value on the waybill. Or if you really exagerate on a item.

[Germanic]

Now that's a guy worth doing business with. Customer service they call it!

totally agree!
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