Quote Originally Posted by Al G. Sporrano
Again, the charges for duty is just one of the fees imposed by Fedex. They have been known to charge $50-75 JUST for their brokerage services, which is on top of the duty that is charged.
Exactly. I just received a package from the U.S. (sent to me in Canada). The item was duty-free, so no duty was owed. However, since it was sent via UPS, I had the pay over $30 for the brokerage fees! It cost me $30 so that they could look at the package and confirm with Canada Customs that no duty was payable. I had expected it would be sent by US Postal Service, but in the future I will specify that I want regular mail - not courier.

Kevin