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Raka Shipment
By:grant
Date: 12/20/2002, 10:19 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Epoxy Shipments to Canada (KenC)

: Yes, I ordered from the US, and yes I paid a customs brokerage fee, but
: "stung" would be a bit harsh in my case.

Thanks for the details Ken. I was stung by a $35 brokerage fee on a $50 dollar item. Based on your experience the brokerage fee appears to be a fixed cost regardless of order size. I will sharpen my pencil and have a look at Raka again. When you said you bought all of your goodies from Raka this included epoxy, glass, fillers, squeegees etc?

I am in the Okanagan Valley about 1 hour from the border. To account for fuel, travel time and other items the cost savings by delivering to the US side whould have to be significant to make it worthwhile.

How long did it take for the order to arrive?

What are you building?

grant

Messages In This Thread

Material: Varnish Shipments to Canada
grant -- 12/19/2002, 10:26 am
Re: Material: Epoxy Shipments to Canada
KenC -- 12/20/2002, 9:14 am
Re: Material: Epoxy Shipments to Canada
Don Flowers -- 12/20/2002, 11:39 am
Duties and Brokerage Fees
grant -- 12/20/2002, 12:59 pm
Re: Duties and Brokerage Fees
don flowers -- 12/22/2002, 11:43 pm
Re: Duties and Brokerage Fees
Don Flowers -- 12/20/2002, 2:59 pm
Raka Shipment
grant -- 12/20/2002, 10:19 am
Re: Raka Shipment
KenC -- 12/21/2002, 12:23 am
Mix'n Match
grant -- 12/21/2002, 2:11 pm
UPS is the culprit
Richard Boyle -- 12/20/2002, 11:15 am
Re: UPS is the culprit
KenC -- 12/21/2002, 12:56 am
Re: UPS is the culprit
Simon Baillie -- 12/20/2002, 12:40 pm
Re: UPS is the culprit
grant -- 12/20/2002, 1:01 pm
Re: UPS is the culprit
grant -- 12/20/2002, 11:31 am
Re: UPS is the culprit
Richard Boyle -- 12/20/2002, 4:59 pm
Re: Material: Varnish Shipments to Canada
Don Flowers -- 12/19/2002, 1:24 pm
Re: Material: Varnish Shipments to Canada
grant -- 12/19/2002, 1:29 pm
Re: Material: Varnish Shipments to Canada
Don Flowers -- 12/19/2002, 6:04 pm
Yup
Terry Hanson -- 12/19/2002, 10:57 am
Canadian Distributor for System 3 *LINK*
grant -- 12/19/2002, 11:28 am
Re: Canadian Distributor for System 3
Severne -- 12/19/2002, 12:03 pm
Ouch!!
grant -- 12/19/2002, 11:04 am
Re: Ouch!!
Terry Hanson -- 12/19/2002, 11:47 am