Best way to ship to Canada?

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

Trying to ship some stuff to canada, I always use DHL for aircraft parts at my job but I have never shipped to Canada on my own? UPS, USPS, DHL, FEDEX?

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[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

UPS or USPS

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

get their phone number...you'll need it with UPS

 

[gymfreak101 10+ year member]

UPS or USPS

UPS is about 40 dollars cheaper but buyer thinks he will pay duty fees with ups not post office. I have no clue

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

I would suggest USPS. Receiver won't get ***** on customs and brokerage fees, plus whatever you send will end up in one piece.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I would suggest USPS. Receiver won't get ***** on customs and brokerage fees, plus whatever you send will end up in one piece.

he could always add a tube of super glue with what ever is being shipped through UPS //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I would suggest USPS. Receiver won't get ***** on customs and brokerage fees, plus whatever you send will end up in one piece.

However, good luck tracking with USPS. I sent a sub to someone up there and it took nearly two months. I could have walked it there in that time.

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

However, good luck tracking with USPS. I sent a sub to someone up there and it took nearly two months. I could have walked it there in that time.

agreed there, I hate their tracking.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

USPS - A bit more expensive, especially for large items. The buyer will save money, though, because the duties and brokerage fees will be way less. The big downside to USPS is that you can't effectively track anything once its crossed the border, and it can take a long time to clear customs. There are a few companies who won't even use USPS to ship to Canada for that reason.

UPS or Fedex - A little less expensive than USPS to ship, and better with large items. However, the buyer will get killed on duties and brokerage. Tracking is standard.

DHL - If you need to track it, send it with DHL. Much faster shipping, clears customs quickly, and duties/brokerage isn't too egregious. Really good with large items.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

However, good luck tracking with USPS. I sent a sub to someone up there and it took nearly two months. I could have walked it there in that time.

they probally put it on a slow boat.....

 

[ccrobbins 10+ year member]

UPS and forget it. I had trouble with Fed Ex and USPS. It might cost a bit more but it's worth it.

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

NO, look at my avatar. UPS is not the way to go, only if you want to piss off the buyer.

The BEST way to ship to canada is USPS. They are the fastest and best. I buy alot of things from the states and it is by far the best way to go. Last time I bought something and they sent it UPS, I paid 40% brokerage fees, these are NON-GOVERNMENT fees, ie not taxes or duties(I had to pay those as well), but UPS' own greedy fee, for doing absolutely nothing. On a 100 dollar item, I paid an additional 50 dollars. 7 for taxes, 40 for *brokerage* and then 3 for tax on the brokerage(like their providing a service or something)

As for tracking, I dont know why none of you would not think to use Canada Post's website. USPS is government owned, so obviously when it enters another country, that country's postal service delivers it to you. I always use Canada Post's tracking, its much more accurate and reliable than USPS'. So ship USPS, and use canadapost.ca and you'll see it's the best way to go. Canada's tracking info even gets updated before USPS, even when its still in the states!

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

NO, look at my avatar. UPS is not the way to go, only if you want to piss off the buyer.
The BEST way to ship to canada is USPS. They are the fastest and best. I buy alot of things from the states and it is by far the best way to go. Last time I bought something and they sent it UPS, I paid 40% brokerage fees, these are NON-GOVERNMENT fees, ie not taxes or duties(I had to pay those as well), but UPS' own greedy fee, for doing absolutely nothing. On a 100 dollar item, I paid an additional 50 dollars. 7 for taxes, 40 for *brokerage* and then 3 for tax on the brokerage(like their providing a service or something)

As for tracking, I dont know why none of you would not think to use Canada Post's website. USPS is government owned, so obviously when it enters another country, that country's postal service delivers it to you. I always use Canada Post's tracking, its much more accurate and reliable than USPS'. So ship USPS, and use canadapost.ca and you'll see it's the best way to go. Canada's tracking info even gets updated before USPS, even when its still in the states!

Agreed. Canada Post is a very efficient and reliable shipping service. Probably one of the best in the world.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

How do we get a TN to put in the Canadian's Posts Website when shipping? USPS does not offer a real TN.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

USPS suprised the shit outta me in how fast it was in my last shipment to Canada