Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:38:41 -0800
Reply-To: "Kevin ..." <artbear26@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: "Kevin ..." <artbear26@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
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Finally something I know about and can add to the converesation! I work for UPS in Seattle clearing things coming into the U.S. from Canada and I have to agree with Roger. For things like this stick with the postal service. Stay away from Purolator ( soon to be a UPS company and already under contract anyway ) DHL and FedEx. The posties have different rules and no extra charges. It wll take you a while longer to get it but if that's ok thn you're set. If you want to use a carrier like UPS make sure the value of the shipment is under U.S.$200. That way there's no brokerage, duty, or other charges and U.S. Customs simply lets it go. While we do an excellent job bringing this stuff in you do need to avoid the extra charges.
Kevin
1986 Westy Sweet Leilani
> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:50:41 -0800
> From: rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Dear importer
>
> When in Canada ... Instruct the USA shipper NOT (that is so not) To use UPS ... To ship to Canada ... UPS uses. Broker service that will hold your product ransom .... Often for the same amount of $$ that your part is worth
>
> Tell ur shipper to send fed ex or postal only
>
> UPS is great in country but a disaster on international to Canada
> Regards
>
>
> There must be a lifetime of thought in the last second if we are to live from moment to moment.
>
> On 2012-02-07, at 6:18 AM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Well, my van's previous problems finally got fixed (the new air flow meter
> > did need to be adjusted, that was done, and a year of intermittent power
> > loss and engine dying is ended!).
> >
> > But now she's leaking oil and my mechanic said my valve covers are rusted
> > out. I see I can order them from Bus Depot (my mechanic can't get them in
> > Newfoundland and they don't order elsewhere), which I think should be
> > okay. But I was wondering whether there's any place to get them in Canada,
> > so I avoid whatever hassles might be involved in importing them. (I think
> > Frank Condelli is off in Mexico, so I can't get them from him.)
> >
> > If not, is there anyone in Canada who knows what's involved in ordering
> > parts from the US? I've never ordered anything mail order from the US.
> > Duties? Paperwork? Any idea how much the duty is? I assume this will
> > take ages to get, given how long all mail takes to get from the US to
> > Newfoundland, but that's manageable.
> >
> > Oh, and could someone please send me the Bus Depot vanagon discount code,
> > if it's still available?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
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