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Topic: Shipping and US Customs question |
Doc Hall
From:
Galveston, Tx
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Posted 18 Sep 2016 8:47 am |
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| I'm having a guitar shipped from Japan by USPS. It's been stuck in Customs for close to 2 weeks. USPS acts as though Customs is a black hole and no info is accessible. Apparently, only the seller might be able to get info on the status. Any of you folks dealt with this before? |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2016 10:26 am
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Doc,
I WAS looking at an amp located in Canada. The seller said it could "languish" in US Customs for two weeks or longer...plus I would be liable for any import taxes etc.
So much for global economy!!! |
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Dave Campbell
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 19 Sep 2016 1:39 am
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| customs is a black hole. the incoming postal service drops it off with its last scan, and the uptaking postal service doesn't scan it until it comes out the other end. two weeks seems like an extremely long time. if you ship ups or fedex they'll charge you to bring the article through customs, but i don't believe usps does. if they guitar was made in the us, then there shouldn't be any import tax i don't think. |
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Mark Draycott R.I.P.
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 20 Sep 2016 3:32 am
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I have never had any issue buying from US or sending to US from Canada. There is the import duty tax though. That can sting.
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Nigel Mullen
From:
Cassilis, New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 20 Sep 2016 11:28 am
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| I've shipped a lot of items both ways between Canada and the USA having worked in both countries. I never had a problem going either way. Sometimes there is some additional charges but if memory serves me correctly they were pretty minimal. I don't ever remember having to wait 2 weeks for things to clear customs. Seems like the exception rather than the rule. My experience anyhow. NM |
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Doc Hall
From:
Galveston, Tx
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Posted 4 Oct 2016 7:31 am
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| To follow up on this post...while the customer service departments of USPS and US Customs won't provide any real assistance, I was able to contact the customs staff at the port of entry. USPS did track the package to the port of entry and listed the City. In my case, it was the Chicago airport. A customs agent there actually looked for my package, located it, and got it forwarded to USPS. Once out of Customs, it arrived the next day. So, the possibility does exist that contacting the staff at the port of entry may prove helpful. |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 4 Oct 2016 8:08 am
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| It is a great time for buyers in the U.S. to take advantage of deals in Canada. Don't forget, with the current exchange rate, your $1 US is worth $1.31 up here. So even if you do have to pay some import fees you are still ahead. Also, the fees you are paying are not duty. There is a free trade agreement between our two nations so as long as the item you are buying was made in either the U.S. or Canada there is no duty. However, the courrier companies charge brokerage fees to process the item through customs and your own state or federal authority will probably make you pay the sales tax. That works the same way for Canadians importing from the U.S. |
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