| UPS charge on gift One of my relative in the US sent me a gift via UPS unfortunately and even if he wrote gift , yesterday i got a fee of 61$ , the item was insured for 180$ which is what it the cost of it. So i was told to refuse the package in order to contest the charge so that is what i need but now they a my relative to send a commercial invoice written gift on it with a value of less than 60$ Canadian.
Now the issue is that my relative is not a company so how can he make a commercial invoice.
Anybody know's what can be done ? |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand | Refuse the shipment, it'll go back to your relative. Then have them send it USPS, UPS is going to hose you no matter what. |
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 donoreoPremium
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North York, ON | reply to dsa
UPS sucks crossing the border. |
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peterboroAvatars are for posersPremium
join:2006-11-03
Peterborough, ON | reply to dsa
I always ask who a company will ship with and refuse to purchase if it is UPS. |
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said by elwoodblues:Refuse the shipment, it'll go back to your relative. Then have them send it USPS, UPS is going to hose you no matter what.
^ What he said. UPS has their own arbitrary customs fees + you're almost always gauranteed to pass through official custom fees too. I decline when that happens and have the person send via USPS.
Like peterboro, I typically won't order low cost goods if they ship with UPS. |
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 Tenar
join:2008-01-02
Midland, ON | reply to dsa
You can self clear an item with UPS.
Edit: a commercial invoice can just be the receipt from where ever it was bought. |
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said by urbanriot:UPS has their own arbitrary customs fees + you're almost always gauranteed to pass through official custom fees too.
Fun fact: Shippers can pre-pay the official customs fees (same as what you'd pay to self-clear), and it will show up with no further brokerage costs. I've heard of very few retailers that will do that, though. |
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Tenar
join:2008-01-02
Midland, ON | sometimes listed as an expedited import / export |
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| Thank you , refusing the package would mean my relative lose the shipping that he paid with ups ?
USPS is charging 30 $ more but i guess they won't charge ? |
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Tenar , what do you mean by self clear ? |
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said by bt:Fun fact: Shippers can pre-pay the official customs fees (same as what you'd pay to self-clear), and it will show up with no further brokerage costs. I've heard of very few retailers that will do that, though.
Intel is the only company I've ever encountered that's done that.
said by dsa :Thank you , refusing the package would mean my relative lose the shipping that he paid with ups ?
Yes, so that's the issue here... refuse the shipment and he ships again, and the total ends up being close to $60 anyhow, or accept the shipment for $60.
The only way you can win here is if he spent less than $20 in shipping, otherwise it's a waste of time and money. There's also the potential that you'll still have your item pass through customs the second time around anyhow... |
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| said by urbanriot:said by bt:Fun fact: Shippers can pre-pay the official customs fees (same as what you'd pay to self-clear), and it will show up with no further brokerage costs. I've heard of very few retailers that will do that, though.
Intel is the only company I've ever encountered that's done that. Amazon does it also since i bought something from them and they added the custom fees... They even reimburse you if the charge is lower. At least they did it once for me after i bought something from them... |
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| You could put it on your income tax in case you have no choice of paying the fee. |
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand | reply to urbanriot
I have a vendor in Cali that does it for me. |
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»www.fedex.com/il/shippingguide/invoice.html
many blank ones out there |
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Mont
join:2006-05-02
Saint-Leonard, QC | Riplin , it don't seem you could put gift on those invoice or am i wrong ? |
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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HarperLand | 0 value, sample, not for resale.. lots of ways around it. |
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Mont
join:2006-05-02
Saint-Leonard, QC | Good point. |
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| Called ups again now they tell me a fee of 15$ will have to be charged to an error on the amount declaration. At worst il pay it.
My relative will send the fax letter on to them so we will see.
Thanks for the fed ex form , i found a similar one on the ups website. |
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said by peterboro:I always ask who a company will ship with and refuse to purchase if it is UPS.
Same here. If it's within Canada I may let it go, but not from the U.S. (though I did order a Kindle from Amazon.com and since they handle everything, it wasn't too bad and cheaper as well). Why should UPS charge me such fees when FedEx don't? |
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