"Customs Broker" - what a crock of...
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"Customs Broker" - what a crock of...
Sht!
So get this:
I buy some boat parts from a guy in Ontario. I pay him, he sends the parts FedEX...all's well, everything's great, we're both happy.
But today I get a call from John, a "Customs Broker," who is under contract by FedEX....seems reasonable, I have no problem so far, I understand customs, and international shipping and commerce...
But the guy tells me that there's no duty to pay on the items because they were originally made in the U.S., blah, blah, blah, and that I have my customs clearance. Yay!...
But I owe him $22.00 for examining the case. WTF?! What a racket.
So get this:
I buy some boat parts from a guy in Ontario. I pay him, he sends the parts FedEX...all's well, everything's great, we're both happy.
But today I get a call from John, a "Customs Broker," who is under contract by FedEX....seems reasonable, I have no problem so far, I understand customs, and international shipping and commerce...
But the guy tells me that there's no duty to pay on the items because they were originally made in the U.S., blah, blah, blah, and that I have my customs clearance. Yay!...
But I owe him $22.00 for examining the case. WTF?! What a racket.
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I used to import tech art porsche parts from germany. I was lucky enough to be dating a girl that worked for sas air as a customs broker. It is a racket for sure !!!! Most of the time my air shipments were cleared as they hit the ground in new york. Just paying someone to push the paper. Nice work if you can get it!
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Nick,
sounds like he's got you by the b____!! I'm glad I didn't order the Seadoo Bimini top from some guy in Canada! Good luck.
Dean
sounds like he's got you by the b____!! I'm glad I didn't order the Seadoo Bimini top from some guy in Canada! Good luck.
Dean
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