[Hallicrafters] Info/Help on shipping from Canada to US

[Roy Morgan]

On Feb 9, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Bill Kirkland wrote:

> I am interested in selling some of my beloved boatanchors south of the
> Canadian border

Bill,

There may be folks on this list or others (such as the R-390 list) who  
are in Canada and have shipped stuff south.   I suspect that since the  
things you likely will ship are both old and US made, there should be  
no real problem with customs or duty once you figure out what to do.   
There is one guy on the R-390 list who has been in the shipping  
business for years (he always pipes up when we beat the dead horse  
called "how to pack and ship a radio").

The 45 minute drive may turn out to be worth it - but only factual  
knowledge of the options will let you decide.

Note:  The US postal system recently revised its rate system for such  
things as packages and media male.  The net result is that they get  
lots more money from us now if you are unaware of the changes, and if  
you are, they get only a moderate amount more for some things.


> and am looking for information on how to minimize the brokerage/duty  
> fees
> and taxes.

Be VERY careful of such outfits as "UPS Supply Chain Solutions".  They  
manage international shipments for commercial accounts.  Perhaps their  
charges are justified for commercial goods that are new and going to  
market at a profit.  But I can assure you that us radio guys can get  
stuck with outrageous fees to move treasured boatanchors from there to  
here.

Roy


Roy Morgan
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Groton NY, 13073