Customs fee's

[martinmcnally]

Here is what I know.

Canada Post / USPS will not charge customs brokerages fees so they are always your cheapest route. If the order is over $200 they will charge you the GST at the door and a small bond fee around $5.

FedEx and UPS will charge you the following:

• Taxes (GST, PST etc)
• A Bond Fee (to pay the taxes on your behalf
• Customs Brokerage Fee
• Duty (if any)

If you are using FedEx / UPS express services the Customs Brokerage Fee is included. However if you are using Standard / Ground the brokerage fee depends on the order total:

Order Total - Customs Brokerage Fee
$0.00 to $20.00 - $ 0

$20.01 to $40.00 - $7.00

$40.01 to $100.00 - $19.45

$100.01 to $200.00 - $29.00

$200.01 to $350.00 - $45.60

$350.01 to $500.00 - $51.20

$500.01 to $750.00 - $58.20

$750.01 to $1,000.00 - $65.15

$1,000.01 to $1,250.00 - $72.10

$1,250.01 to $1,600.00 - $76.65

$1,600.01 to $5,000.00 - $80.85

Each additional $1,000 - $6.25

Next, depending on the items in your shipment and where they were manufactured comes the Duty Fees. Items made in China are usually charged at 8% duty.

So for additional fees you are looking at:

USPS / Canada Post = Small Bond Fee + GST + Provincial Tax + Duty (if any) and only if the order totals more than $200.

UPS / FedEx Standard / Ground = Customs Brokerage Fee + GST + Provincial Tax + Duty + Bond Fee

For express services = GST + Provincial Tax + Duty + Bond Fee

You can get rid of the bond free if you have your credit card on file with fedex.

Here is a good website which will figure most of this out for you and give you the final cost:

http://www.thefinalcost.com/