The shoes cost $39.99, shipping to Canada $18.95 by UPS and then the UPS man presents me with another bill for brokerage fees of $29.55. The shoes had to cross the border but do they have to inspect them for bombs or something? What the heck are brokerage fees going to UPS for anyways? It is enough to stop someone in Canada using Ebay for anything!
2006-12-21 02:05:14 · 3 answers · asked by Mr. PDQ 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
You're right, buying something from Canada and shipping it via UPS you will pay an extortion style brokerage fees.
UPS is very notorious for raping people with their exorbitant and unreasonable brokerage fees.
What the brokerage fee is basically:
#1. GST (which is 7% in your country)
#2. Any customs clearance you may have to pay, due to NAFTA you shouldn't have any.
So what is this brokerage fee you ask? It is the fee that UPS feels is the time that it takes to fill out the export paperwork for it to clear Canadian customs
Next time you buy something from the US from ebay, use the USPS method of shipping, and get a shipping quote prior to purchase.
2006-12-21 02:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by Joonbug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel your pain - I had the same thing happen to me. Above person is right - use ebay, but not if the seller insists on shipping via UPS. SOMETIMES, if things are sent USPS and the customs form says the value of the item inside is under $20 (and many sellers will put $19 on the form for this reason), there are no customs and brokerage fees. They just stick it in your mailbox.
2006-12-21 08:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by swmiller888 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The seller pays all of the broker's fees when selling a home. This fee is split between the seller's agent, the seller's agent's brokerage (company), the buyer's agent, and the buyer's agent's brokerage. It may or may not be split evenly between the buyer and seller's brokerages. The split that will be offered to the buyer's agent/brokerage should be somewhere within your listing agreement and may be a range. Brokerages have contracts between themselves about how the commssions are split. All of your fees will be paid to your listing agent's brokerage and the brokerage distributes the fees accordingly.
2016-05-23 05:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋