Fee charged by customs brokers are the common surprise and most loathed cost. It appears that Canadian Customs randomly sample shipments for to GST/PST/HST. When your shipment is chosen, brokerage fee applies. For consumption tax exemptions, please see our article.
Items shipped via US Postal Service (USPS) are handled by Canada Post. Canada Post automatically applies a $5 processing fee ($8 for Priority Post) for each package to clear Canada Customs. This applies even for a tax less than $5. The fee is collected at Canada Post outlet before you can walk away with your shipment.
Couriers, such as Fedex and UPS, charges a much higher fee. Couriers will send you a bill a few weeks later. If you do not pay on time, couriers will go with collection services, which impacts your credit rating.
The following are the UPS brokerage rates. You may want to check the UPS page [1]for latest changes.
|
Value for Duty |
UPS Standard Service and All Other Couriers/Transportation Companies2 |
UPS Worldwide Express Plus, UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Saver, and UPS Worldwide Expedited Services |
|
$0.00 to $20.00 |
$ – |
Free |
|
$ 20.01 to $40.00 |
$7.00 |
Free |
|
$40.01 to $100.00 |
$19.45 |
Free |
|
$100.01 to $200.00 |
$29.00 |
Free |
|
$200.01 to $350.00 |
$38.92 |
Free |
|
$350.01 to $500.00 |
$43.73 |
Free |
|
$500.01 to $750.00 |
$49.73 |
Free |
|
$750.01 to $1,000.00 |
$55.58 |
Free |
|
$1,000.01 to $1,250.00 |
$61.58 |
Free |
|
$1,250.01 to $1,600.00 |
$65.46 |
Free |
|
$1,600.01 to $5,000.00 |
$69.03 |
Free |
|
Each additional $1,000 |
$5.38 |
Free |
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