03-14-2018, 06:07 PM
It's been a long time since Canada Post charged a different customs clearance fee for EMS. Everything is a flat $9.95 now. However, the ridiculous $20 de minimus threshold from the 80s is so low the CBSA is realistically unable to process most packages. I remember being nailed on everything over $19.99 when I started buying stuff off eBay, but now I regularly receive packages with declared values of hundreds of dollars without any charge. Even still, the government loses a lot of money collecting tax and duty on low-value packages.
https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manua...sp#1382717
All couriers charge large brokerage fees for ground services. You can avoid the bond/COD fees by opening an account and using prepayment, but that's unrealistic for most consumers. I'm pretty sure every Canadian who shops online has been hit by a massive bill from UPS at some point.
https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manua...sp#1382717
All couriers charge large brokerage fees for ground services. You can avoid the bond/COD fees by opening an account and using prepayment, but that's unrealistic for most consumers. I'm pretty sure every Canadian who shops online has been hit by a massive bill from UPS at some point.