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Old 10-13-2012, 05:37 PM   #1407
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Originally Posted by opendoor View Post
Here are the UPS brokerage fees:

http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shi...clearance.html

Keep in mind that GST/HST gets charged in addition to that, so for a $100 item it'll be about $34 in brokerage and taxes ($29 brokerage and $5 GST). So if the item and shipping totals $258 you're looking at a little under $300 total.
One thing to keep in mind is that UPS's "premium" services include brokerage. So depending on what you're ordering, it is often cheaper to pay more up front for shipping and get free brokerage.

And Ken0042, I can't thank you enough for the link to that Montana shipping place. My dream of a cast iron chiminea may become reality after all.
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