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Author Topic: Shipping to Canada  (Read 466 times)

Offline bowmofo

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Shipping to Canada
« on: July 23, 2009, 05:14:00 PM »
Has any one have experience Shipping Bows to Canada? Cost, Customs, Ect. MIke   :confused:
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Offline wihill

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 05:34:00 PM »
I did it not to long ago, other than some interesting paperwork and a bit more mocey at the post office and time to get out there, I didn't have one issue at all.

Funny thing was the bow I traded for arrived from Canada before mine got over to him (about a week).
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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 05:51:00 PM »
My advice is to use the U.S. Mail since UPS and those other carriers will tack on a bunch of customs and broker charges.
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Offline Skinner

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 06:14:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Blackhawk:
My advice is to use the U.S. Mail since UPS and those other carriers will tack on a bunch of customs and broker charges.
Excellent advice.

Skinner
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Offline joe skipp

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 06:24:00 PM »
You have a PM.....
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Offline Rob Fin

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2009, 09:16:00 AM »
I've had a couple bows shipped here and both times the sender used USPS without any issues. Usually it takes about a week.

Offline Pete W

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »
Use priority Post. The couriers like fed Ex /UPS charge 25% brokerage plus tax at this end. The post office charges a flat rate $7.00 for brokerage , plus tax.

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Offline Robhood23

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2009, 12:49:00 PM »
I got WHACKED $109 for UPS's customs charges. DO NOT US UPS
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Offline Novaln1975

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2009, 03:27:00 PM »
I imported at least 20 bows from the US in the last 6 years and I never had any problem what so ever. USPS is the only way to go IMO. No brokerage fees. UPS is waaaay to expensive.

USPS
Priority Mail International
Maximum length and girth combined 108"

Some postal workers do not know this and can say shipping something longer than 42" is impossible. Not so. Use «Priority Mail International» not «Express Mail International».

There is a major bow shortage up here in Canada and Quebec. Not only is shipping to Canada and Quebec easy, it’s a noble cause.

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Offline Darren

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2009, 07:07:00 PM »
I bought a longbow awhile ago, and the seller put a $1000.00 insurance on the bow. When the bow arived here I had to pay 14% tax on $1000.00. So yeh, $140.00 tax on a used bow, plus the shipping cost. And that was sent by regular parcel post. And on top of that,the bow was horribal. Mind you, that was when the liberal government was in office..........lol

Offline kevgsp

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Re: Shipping to Canada
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2009, 09:04:00 PM »
USPS Priority no problem at all, with the two bows I had shipped here last year.

Shame there are boyers who still refuse to ship to Canada.

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