I live in Canada and was wondering if when you buy something from amazon.com is there brokerage fees, or does the seller pay them like they usually do on ebay. the reason I ask this is because The last 2 times I ordered something online, I got burned with 30 dollar brokerage fees. Christmas is coming up and I want to order stuff from amazon and I don't want to pay more than I would pay in a normal store due to brokerage fees.
2007-12-02 12:20:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
If you are buying from the US website (or from a US seller who advertises on Amazon), then yes, you are importing the item into Canada and customs/brokerage fees are likely.
The only way to reduce the fees is to only use companies that ship via the postal system. Royal Mail charges a flat $5 brokerage fee if any customs tax is due. UPS/DHL/FedEx charge fees based on the item's value and the minimum is at least $25.
2007-12-02 16:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about purchases from Canada - are you running into some sort of import tax? Normally Amazon bills you for a shipping and handling fee - the seller gets part of that along with the price of the item, to cover shipping and maybe a bit of extra profit.
I've bought used items through Amazon and not paid any "brokerage fees", but I'm in the US.
2007-12-02 20:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋