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I'm a noob to shipping stuff from US, what company is the best for this? How do u guys buy items from US? I wanna order some Koni yellow shocks from truehonda, but I'm affraid I'm gonna end up having to pay a lot of money for customs, brokerage, taxes... . What is the most affordable way to get stuff shipped to canada?

I've heard that there is a place in Buffalo that u can get the items shipped to and then go pick them up, anyone know something about this?

thanks

 
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tell Ed from Truehonda to ship with USPS, NOT FEDEX or UPS. it will be cheaper. it will take 10-14 days to get to you. you'll get a letter in the mail from Canada Post stating that they have your package and you owe them $XX.XX on taxes (only taxes, no brokerage). i find that USPS is quicker and cheaper than regular FedEx or UPS shipping.

 
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USPS for sure, marked as gift, and if you want $50 value

 
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There are post box places on the other side of the border in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, however you will still have to bring the item back over yourself, meaning you will still be hit with duties if you declare it.

 
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^^ i think you only have to pay GST if u bring it over the border. But yeah use USPS, i have done this many times and UPS and fedex will screw u over

 
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YOu have to pay 8% PST if you bring it into Ontario as well as the GST

 
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How can I find one of these post box places? Thats what I wanna do, just drive over and pick it up! How much do they charge? thanks

 
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anyone? i need to buy some parts, plz help

 
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what if you buy used parts and bring them over the border?

 
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A US PO box will only be worth the the trouble if you plan to be buying alot of things over a long term. I doubt you can just get a mailbox for a week or something. There is probably a minimum length contract that will totally reduce your potential savings anyway.

Best bet is to use the USPS and put a low value on the customs ticket and make sure this in total will be cheaper than Canada.

 
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there is a place that will let you ship to them for free
they will call you when your item arrives and you pay $5 when you pick it up.

 
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FEDEX ground leaves packages at your door without demanding customs up fornt. They dont persue you for small customs matters.

Just avoid UPS, USPS is the cheapest but I like Fedex ground, reliable and affordable

If you can convince the seller to attach a little note for customs that says this
"THIS PACKAGE IS ENTERING CANADA AS A WARRENTY REPLACMENT"
"THE PACKAGE WAS SENT TO THE USA FOR WARRENTY SERVICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY"


then it will be nice and tax free, assuming the above is true

 
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^ not always lol

i got an amp from dei about a month or two ago, and they have caught on to that

 
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So where is this place????? how can I contact them?

 
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shipping to canada sucks but I use ups and its not really as bad. you just have to say what you're shipping is new and made in usa. Then say its a gift and $5 value.

 
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but if you put a 5$ value on the package then itz only insured for $5, so if anything happens during the shipping then they'll only pay $5.

 
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yep, that's true.


My advice is just tell the sender to use USPS. UPS is total BS. Not only do they charge you the customs fees, but they also charge an addition BS brokerage charge.

With USPS the brokerage charge is included with the shipping price.

 
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so with USPS I'll only have to pay the tax when receiving the item?

 
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It's MAILBOX ETC.

 
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I ship things back and forth between the states and canada constantly...40 items this month alone!

What you want to do is ship using USPS and if the sender agrees ship it with a value of anything under $20.00

Now if the value is marked $20.00 then that is all you are insured for say anything happens on route.

But chances are slim...

Now USPS does charge a small handling fee. They don't only charge the taxes but theirs is very very minimal compared to UPS Or FedEx...

So this is your best bet to go when shipping something over...

 
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thanks!