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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
It has gone up to $8 now.  |
Ya the $8 is the fee for the import application form. UPS, DHL and the like charge a fee to fill this out for you. Sometimes it is a percentage of the value, sometimes it is a flat fee. On top of that, shipping method sometimes will negate a brokerage fee (air I think).
I bought speakers a few years back and got the $100 brokerage fee from UPS. Never again. However, I think if you have to use these jerks, then I think you can request that you clear customs for them. Ie: Drive to the airport, fill out a super simple form, and pick up you package from the warehouse.
I was going to do this with a ring for my wife, but FedEx ended up waving the fee when I told them what I was going to do.