Except the duties don't bother most people (with some notable exceptions like furniture right now). The flat rate brokerage fees that are often an order of magnitude more than duties are what people complain about.
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Duties and DHL
- Thread starter Clutt-225
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I guess DHL offers this too, as all this crap is included in the price for some stores - you just get the package from DHL Express without paying anything extra.
I ordered goggles and lenses online from Moto24. Realized after I paid they were in Belgium and use DHL. Called myself an idiot and resigned myself to having to deal with the impending nonsense.
They were in my mailbox when I got home 4 days later. No duty.
If you order stuff from Europe, there is a good chance it will be shipped with DHL. They are the largest courier shipper in Europe.
I shipped a motor from Hawaii (it turns out NOBODY services Hawaii, almost all the shippers wanted to go from Hawaii to Kobe, Japan to San Diego to Toronto)
DHL was the cheapest, by a LONG SHOT, like half the price of FedEx
I shipped a motor from Hawaii (it turns out NOBODY services Hawaii, almost all the shippers wanted to go from Hawaii to Kobe, Japan to San Diego to Toronto)
DHL was the cheapest, by a LONG SHOT, like half the price of FedEx
I think DHL is the only courier company that serves North Korea. So yeah, they are literally everywhere.
FWIW (Im bored)
As part of my business, I have a brokerage account with UPS. All parts I order from the US are subject to duties. UPS pays the fees and whatnot automatically. It didn't cost me anything to set the account up but I don't believe I get any discounts.
To @Michael0124 ......I also had my ECU done by him....I was naturally worried that he wouldn't fill out the commercial invoice properly for the return shipment , I told him to fill out the description as NO SALE...parts return. He didn't do that but I think he was already wise to the process (this was back in February) and knew what to do, I didn't have to pay any duties and he sent it back with USPS
As part of my business, I have a brokerage account with UPS. All parts I order from the US are subject to duties. UPS pays the fees and whatnot automatically. It didn't cost me anything to set the account up but I don't believe I get any discounts.
To @Michael0124 ......I also had my ECU done by him....I was naturally worried that he wouldn't fill out the commercial invoice properly for the return shipment , I told him to fill out the description as NO SALE...parts return. He didn't do that but I think he was already wise to the process (this was back in February) and knew what to do, I didn't have to pay any duties and he sent it back with USPS
In my experience I will only ever buy something from a US vendor if they will ship USPS. If they won't, I won't order for this exact reason. Almost everyone i.e. UPS/FedEx, DHL, etc. charges a "brokerage fee" which makes up $40-50, which they charge to do the paperwork, plus the actual tax/import fee.
When shipped through USPS, you can determine the actual import charge ahead of time and its around $10-15, UPS/FE/DHL charge the same $10-15 + $40-50.
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When shipped through USPS, you can determine the actual import charge ahead of time and its around $10-15, UPS/FE/DHL charge the same $10-15 + $40-50.
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Received the helmet I ordered from FC Moto shipped via DHL. Surprisingly fast, 16 days from order date including the New Year. I hadn't received a message about duties due and I was worried based on my previous experience with DHL. I was surprised when the clerk at the post office handed me the package as I stood there waiting for a bill...0 duties, 0 fees! There was a note on the invoice about item being tax exempt as per some German VAT something or other...not sure what happened but I'll take it!
I bought a watch off Walmart's site. It shipped DHL from a company in the US. No taxes, free shipping, no duties or import fees and over a hundred cheaper there than I could find elsewhere. However it looks.like DHL only got it as far as customs. Canada Post took over from there.
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