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Thread #44713   Message #658730
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
26-Feb-02 - 11:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Aria Banjo Has Arrived!!!
Subject: RE: BS: The Aria Banjo Has Arrived!!!
About what I would figure. Thanks. I was called on by Canada Customs to provide proof of purchase price a couple of times, but they let me fax the bill of sale to them (Calgary). By doing the brokerage with Customs yourself, you avoid the brokerage charge put on by UPS or FedEx (Purolater has got jewelery items to me without the 10% duty and never charged me a brokerage fee, that is why I prefer them). In one case the shipper had put a ridiculously low value on the item hoping to help me on the taxes. The other, the shipper had done the opposite and they charged on his declaration, on which I asked for a correction. They threatened me with getting an appraiser at my cost, but didn't follow through since they knew roughly what the item was worth (why do people think Customs employees are stupid? It's amazing the knowledge that an employee with a few years experience has).