Originally Posted by reo

this doesn't mean you won't get a bill from Purolator 3 or 4 weeks from now for the taxes and import....I speak from experience. Received an order from Aeroworks a few years ago and this was the case, not a surprise for me as I expected the bill to arrive....

also reducing the value of the shipment can become a real issue if ever questioned....I always have the shippers declare full value of the shipment.

EMS out of China/Taiwan works great.

Originally Posted by 4*60

Still no surprise. I did not reduce the amount. When I ordered it showed 100% but now that it shipped the online invoice showed a lower amount. None of my doing but of course if I had to pay it would be on the 100% amount. This was Purolator not UPS or Fedex. We'll see.

PS. I have to wonder what kind of world we are in when a company can have a person drop a package on the concrete at my door and run away(literally) and possibly send me a bill 4 weeks later that I have to pay. Something is wrong with that picture. If they don't collect at the door it should be their problem.

Originally Posted by Lassapoogh5206

Here is what I believe is a ripoff. Most will know if you buy from Great Hobbies and the amount is $100 or more they offer free shipping. Well not quite, as you the buyer is charged for insurance. In the real world that is not the case or should it be. The seller is responsible for getting your purchase to your door and if he deems it necessary to have the parcel insured then that's his cost for doing business. If there is a claim through loss or damage the seller not the buyer will be submitting the claim. Most will know if you yourself are sending a parcel you are asked if you want insurance or additional if the service already has coverage.
And here's the clincher. Priority, Xpresspost and Expedited services all include $100 free coverage.
Call it something else GH, perhaps a handling fee?

Originally Posted by reo

this doesn't mean you won't get a bill from Purolator 3 or 4 weeks from now for the taxes and import....I speak from experience. Received an order from Aeroworks a few years ago and this was the case, not a surprise for me as I expected the bill to arrive....

also reducing the value of the shipment can become a real issue if ever questioned....I always have the shippers declare full value of the shipment.

EMS out of China/Taiwan works great.

Originally Posted by GHeliMax

I've had a similar experience with an order (which contained LiPos) I put in the week before Xmas (EMS shipping through Fiji post). It took 5 weeks to arrive (from the order date). HK was showing an invalid tracking #. I filed a ticket with HK CS (within a few days of the order date). The HK site eventually showed a new tracking number - the new # was still not linked to a tracking site. At this point, the shipping date was 10 days after the order date!

Even then, there was no tracking info beyond Fiji post until the day it arrived at my door. When I returned to look at the Canada post site, the tracking info showed delivery confirmation with a 3 week gap in between entries.

Though shipping fees are not covered by Paypal, I filed a dispute. Though HK was not obligated to do so, they reimbursed me the EMS shipping fees.

Many vendors based in China know this detail all too well. You want your money back - sure - just ship EVERYTHING back to us registered mail. That might often cost more than your order itself. I've not had Paypal accept any resolution short of returning the order in its entirety in order to get a refund.

The strangest of things was that I had put in an order a day earlier using international registered airmail and that order arrived a week before the EMS order!

+1 on courrier fees. I surmise that there's a ~$100 threshold as to packages that get processed for taxes & fees (from past experience). I've had both UPS and FedEx send invoices weeks after delivery. UPS uses this Customs Clearance fee schedule when the shipper uses their 'standard' shipping rate. Their "Worldwide Express ..." service includes the fee (though not the GST). FedEx "brokerage options" have been somewhat less. FedEx adds a charge for 'fronting' the GST on your packages.

Originally Posted by Datacide

Hi guys,
I have been holding off ordering from the USA warehouse due to fears of crazy duty/import fees commonly tacked on by the courier companies. Anyways, looking at some of the messages on this thread, seems there are no big extra import/duty clearing fees when ordering from the USA warehouse? If so, I will be ordering big orders from there now as I've been waiting for one month now on a big EMS Express shipment from Int warehouse. Its going through Fiji post, seems like the worst one ever.
cheers!

Originally Posted by 4*60

I received a USA order recently to BC. Paid about $30 shipping. Included lipos. Received the order in about a week, no additional taxes or fees with Purolater. We don't have HST in BC anymore but no extra gst or pst. I will be ordering from the USA sometime in the future when it makes sense stockwise and shipping cost wise.

Originally Posted by Datacide

Hi guys,

I have been holding off ordering from the USA warehouse due to fears of crazy duty/import fees commonly tacked on by the courier companies. Anyways, looking at some of the messages on this thread, seems there are no big extra import/duty clearing fees when ordering from the USA warehouse? If so, I will be ordering big orders from there now as I've been waiting for one month now on a big EMS Express shipment from Int warehouse. Its going through Fiji post, seems like the worst one ever.

cheers!