Date:         Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:56:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      Re: New Info for Canadian Vanagon Owners (& 02 sensor in Canada )
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@sls.bc.ca>
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Hi Shawn,

I don't recall being hit with duty --- just brokerage/PST/GST. Don't know
about used parts ---- I've bought a few used parts from people on the list
and I always get them to put a value of less than $50 and "Gift" on the
declaration ---- no duty and no problem. You could also think about
getting a list memeber in Washington State to hold the stuff for you and
take a roadtrip to get it.

Cheers,
Doug






"Shawn Wright" <swright@sls.bc.ca>
07/16/2004 09:34 AM


        To:     Doug Alcock/Toronto/Hewitt Associates@Hewitt Associates NA
        cc:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

        Subject:        Re: New Info for Canadian Vanagon Owners (& 02 sensor in Canada )



Hi Doug,

Thanks for this info. Have you ever been hit with duty in addition to the
brokerage -  I
would imagine the origin of the parts would be a factor here? I'm also
curious about
used parts - I may need to order used diesel conversion parts, but don't
want to get
clobbered. Thanks.

On 16 Jul 2004 at 9:25, Doug Alcock wrote:
>
> Hi Shawn --- My experience has been this. If the vendor ships US Mail
> then the brokerage is handled by Canada Post for a nominal fee. If
> they ship via courier (fedEx etc.) then the courier handles the
> brokerage and charges whatever they want to. I have found this to be
> more expensive than I want it to be. I recently paid $60 on a $200
> order and in one memorable case got dinged $65 on a $60 order. I am
> now very careful about who's doing the shipping and will insist on US
> Mail if at all possible. If they won't ship US Mail --- I factor this
> into my purchase decision --- knowing I'm going to get hit for
> brokerage. The Bus Depot ships US mail incidentally.
>
>
> On 15 Jul 2004 at 21:30, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:
>
> > On a somewhat related issue, I have somewhat good news for the
> Canadian
> > contingent of the Vanagon list. We have reached a distribution
> > arrangement with a relatively large Canadian parts supplier that
> > will allow some Canadian orders placed with The Bus Depot to
> > actually ship directly to you from within Canada rather than coming
> > from the U.S.
>
> This sounds like good news for me, since I will need to order all the
> parts for a complete 1.6TD rebuild soon. But I'm still a little
> concerned about not knowing which parts if any will ship from Canada.
> I have resisted ordering from US vendors for this reason, as I have
> seen the exorbitant (or extortionist...) brokerage/duty that can be
> applied for no apparent reason at times when I receive things at work.
> I've had many cases where the total fees exceed the value of the item!
> Can any Canadian listees relate any experiences, good or bad, with
> ordering VW parts from the US? I need to order $400+ in parts, and
> could save $100 or more over local pricing, but am afraid this savings
> could easily disappear in brokerage/duty...
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> '85 Jetta D
> '88 Westy 2.1L awaiting 1.6TD conversion
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