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B.C. man sets off class-action lawsuit against UPS over hidden brokerage fee
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<blockquote data-quote="FREDUPSER" data-source="post: 133815"><p><strong>Re: Discuss</strong></p><p></p><p>artlover,its not your fault that they charge this fee.</p><p>its a deal they have with the canadian government to create money for the both of them.They get 6% GST on everything and ups gets 1/3 of the price of the purchase for doing nothing. I agree with this lawsuit.Its a cash grab and its unnecessary.</p><p></p><p>This is so untrue its hilarous. Do post when you don't know what you're talking about. There is no "deal" with the Canadian governement. As a customs broker (and this applies to the hundreds of customs brokers across the country) we have to turn over the 6% GST, PST if the shipment is personal and varies depending on province and duty, if applicable. We then pass those charges on to the customer, obviously! There is a Disbursement fee, which is 2.7% of the total governement charges or $5.85, whichever is greater. We are putting money out on behalf of a customer. It's no longer in the bank collecting interest. Does the bank lend you money for free???? We are also providing a service, when was the last time you got your hair cut and didn't have to pay? Services don't come for free. This is called the Entry Prep Fee.</p><p>There is no Entry Prep Fee on UPS Express and Expedited shipments. Basically anything that is shipped Air. Just like DHL and FedEx Express, who both, by the way, charge disbursment fees as well.</p><p>They mention that Canada Post only charges $5.00. What they don't mention is that there is a lawsuit against Canada Post brought on by UPS and also includes FedEx and DHL. Canada Post is being sued for using Governement monies to subsidise their Courrier business. A broker could not be profitable by charging $5.00 to clear a package. </p><p>He mentions that he was not given the opportunity to choose his own broker. By law, we do not have to give that opportunity on a personal shipment. There are no brokers that I know of (and I have delt with many) that will clear a personal shipment coming by UPS, FedEx, DHL etc. As these shipments can be cleared by the carrier. There are exceptions of course, but the chances of finding a broker that will do this is unlikey.</p><p>This lawsuit will be dead in the water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FREDUPSER, post: 133815"] [b]Re: Discuss[/b] artlover,its not your fault that they charge this fee. its a deal they have with the canadian government to create money for the both of them.They get 6% GST on everything and ups gets 1/3 of the price of the purchase for doing nothing. I agree with this lawsuit.Its a cash grab and its unnecessary. This is so untrue its hilarous. Do post when you don't know what you're talking about. There is no "deal" with the Canadian governement. As a customs broker (and this applies to the hundreds of customs brokers across the country) we have to turn over the 6% GST, PST if the shipment is personal and varies depending on province and duty, if applicable. We then pass those charges on to the customer, obviously! There is a Disbursement fee, which is 2.7% of the total governement charges or $5.85, whichever is greater. We are putting money out on behalf of a customer. It's no longer in the bank collecting interest. Does the bank lend you money for free???? We are also providing a service, when was the last time you got your hair cut and didn't have to pay? Services don't come for free. This is called the Entry Prep Fee. There is no Entry Prep Fee on UPS Express and Expedited shipments. Basically anything that is shipped Air. Just like DHL and FedEx Express, who both, by the way, charge disbursment fees as well. They mention that Canada Post only charges $5.00. What they don't mention is that there is a lawsuit against Canada Post brought on by UPS and also includes FedEx and DHL. Canada Post is being sued for using Governement monies to subsidise their Courrier business. A broker could not be profitable by charging $5.00 to clear a package. He mentions that he was not given the opportunity to choose his own broker. By law, we do not have to give that opportunity on a personal shipment. There are no brokers that I know of (and I have delt with many) that will clear a personal shipment coming by UPS, FedEx, DHL etc. As these shipments can be cleared by the carrier. There are exceptions of course, but the chances of finding a broker that will do this is unlikey. This lawsuit will be dead in the water. [/QUOTE]
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