Re: Further to shipping from Canada

Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 01, 2004 at 03:28:53 from (216.208.58.190):

In Reply to: Re: Further to shipping from Canada posted by Don Wadge on November 30, 2004 at 19:54:28:

Don: Very good description of the process. I might add when guys are complaining about charges such as taxes, brokerage fees, etc. it is precisely your own country that is the problem, whether you are Canadian or American. Having read all the posts below, what some of these guys don't realize is crossing the border either way, Customs of the country the shipment is leaving, don't even see the shipment, nor do they even concern themselves about it.

As I said, I cross weekly. Going to the US it is a full trailer load, thus all paper work is handled by the shipper, with a broker on standby should there be a problem. Probably about 3% of the crossings I have to go to a broker at US Customs. Usual problems are someone forgot to fill in a blank, sign, or fax in advance the impending arrival of shipment. About once a month I get sent for an X-ray of trailer. None of these have ever held me up more than 1/2 hour, with one exception. That being when US Customs officers were working to rule as of their labor negotiations. They had a compound full of angry truckers that day.

The product I bring back to Canada is relatively small and usually less than $1,000. in value. For that one I just go to Canada Customs and process it myself. You enter all information about shipment in a computer, hit P for a print out, attach copies of shipment invoices and put it in their bin. You go to a waiting room and in few min. they call you to counter, pay any fees and leave. They do give me a few digs about where I got my computer training. I just tell them YT.

Customs Officers are human, sometimes in better mood than others. I think they get their share of nasty people to deal with. I will almost garentee you, (based on what I've seen and heard) if you get nasty at US or Canadian Customs, you are going to be there for awhile. I have run across guys that have been there 24 hours. Customs officers also enjoy a good laugh, in fact that is where I heard the story about the tatoos.

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