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

[Carl]

There is no duty involved shipping US made antique/vintage electronics 
back to the US thru CP or Purolator. UPS uses the brokerage racket.

I buy much of my stuff from Canada and even with shipping most are a 
bargain since most down here wont buy international and stuff goes 
cheap.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Kirkland" <kirklandb at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Info/Help on shipping from Canada to US


>
> 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
> k1lky at earthlink.net
> 529 Cobb St.
> Groton NY, 13073
>
>
>
>
>
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