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Has anyone used https://Clearit.ca for clearing an overseas (EU) shipment? It will arrive in bonded warehouse in Toronto for pickup.
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Clearance of overseas shipment from EU
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They are a broker pure and simple, they submit your customs paperwork (ie look up relevant Harm codes) on your behave and after the government does confirmation, tell you what you need to pay in duties and taxes. Their service is a flat fee.
Or you can do it yourself, but for $40.00 is it worth it as you need to do the running around.
Or you can do it yourself, but for $40.00 is it worth it as you need to do the running around.
I'm no expert but that is kind of my read as well.
Long time ago I used Coles because they had a particularly good USA flat fee import/export/delivery package & were amenable to small business. Other brokers had different value levels, fee structure & types of businesses they support, so its kind of a shop around thing. But Coles only deal with businesses (read GST# & tax filing, not just a name). They don't deal with individuals, which I think is the majority of brokers. Maybe that is what makes Clearit distinct? Just look for any other fees such as warehousing/storage/?? that may be over & above. The benefit may depend on your item(s) as well. If you purchased something normally via the dreaded couriers, part of their total dinger fees is probably equivalent to the $40 once you have factored out transportation, duty, tax, various other emerging fees... Where we get our knickers in a knot is a 10$ value box of duty free air still requires us to pay $40 for them to assess, but that may be no different vs Clearit charge. Now if its a 2000$ order made up of several of distinct components with different tariff classes & rates, 40$ doesn't seem so bad anymore for them to get it right.
Long time ago I used Coles because they had a particularly good USA flat fee import/export/delivery package & were amenable to small business. Other brokers had different value levels, fee structure & types of businesses they support, so its kind of a shop around thing. But Coles only deal with businesses (read GST# & tax filing, not just a name). They don't deal with individuals, which I think is the majority of brokers. Maybe that is what makes Clearit distinct? Just look for any other fees such as warehousing/storage/?? that may be over & above. The benefit may depend on your item(s) as well. If you purchased something normally via the dreaded couriers, part of their total dinger fees is probably equivalent to the $40 once you have factored out transportation, duty, tax, various other emerging fees... Where we get our knickers in a knot is a 10$ value box of duty free air still requires us to pay $40 for them to assess, but that may be no different vs Clearit charge. Now if its a 2000$ order made up of several of distinct components with different tariff classes & rates, 40$ doesn't seem so bad anymore for them to get it right.
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Thank you.
It's a 700+kg package so the fees will be smallish comparitively speaking
I was hoping someone had direct experience with them.
I did start a process with them near begin of covid to get a load of parcels out of CBI but each item neaded a commercial invoice from actual seller (eBay stuff) which wasn't doable wihtout seeing the parcels. No fees to try them out before committing which is a good thing.
It's a 700+kg package so the fees will be smallish comparitively speaking
I was hoping someone had direct experience with them.I did start a process with them near begin of covid to get a load of parcels out of CBI but each item neaded a commercial invoice from actual seller (eBay stuff) which wasn't doable wihtout seeing the parcels. No fees to try them out before committing which is a good thing.
700+kg is a different league for sure. You likely checked but also confirm weight related cost factors - storage, handling, inspection... Some have maximums, dimensional weights, same parameters that enter transportation. Which makes sense they don't do that for free. Accurate description of goods is very important, at least at any $ value that will attract the attention of customs. They don't really care about a $10 bar of metal but they get very interested when its $1000 worth of metal.
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HS codes change on a regular basis, it is easy enough for you to look up your own on the Canadian site.
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continuing my machining efforts with my AtlaSher