FedX sent me a bill for a duty
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Even legit sites are gouging on shipping now with a charge on every item. They say they might adjust it when the order is assembled, might not either.
SJS was wanting 92E shipping with a hub, small bits and 2 tires. WTF, used to be 30E I think by Royal Mail.
I then instead got the tires from Chain Reaction in Ireland.
SJS was wanting 92E shipping with a hub, small bits and 2 tires. WTF, used to be 30E I think by Royal Mail.
I then instead got the tires from Chain Reaction in Ireland.
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For those wondering about the import duty on internet purchased goods for US buyers, here's the US customs website:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-impo...rnet-purchases
Packages whose declared value is under $800 ($100 if being sent as a gift to someone other than the purchaser) will generally be cleared without any additional paperwork prepared by CBP. However, CBP always reserves the right to require a formal entry for any importation and generally exercises this option if there is something unusual about the importation, or if important documents such as an invoice or bill of sale do not accompany the item.
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-impo...rnet-purchases
Packages whose declared value is under $800 ($100 if being sent as a gift to someone other than the purchaser) will generally be cleared without any additional paperwork prepared by CBP. However, CBP always reserves the right to require a formal entry for any importation and generally exercises this option if there is something unusual about the importation, or if important documents such as an invoice or bill of sale do not accompany the item.
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I would be happy as a clam if FedEx only charged $5 for brokerage services, but the reality is that they charge quite a bit more than that. I’ve been importing shipments on a weekly basis for three decades, so I’ve been through this hundreds and hundreds of times with many carriers and customs brokers. No one does customs clearance for $5.
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I would be happy as a clam if FedEx only charged $5 for brokerage services, but the reality is that they charge quite a bit more than that. I’ve been importing shipments on a weekly basis for three decades, so I’ve been through this hundreds and hundreds of times with many carriers and customs brokers. No one does customs clearance for $5.
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You should try freight. Everybody who touches the shipment adds a charge and the last entity that releases your goods demands a 'facility' or something similar charge (better called ransom), that was never declared before and that they likely determine by looking at you: you either pay it now in cash or we will be adding a storage charge for every day from now on!
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In fairness, it does seem strange that a company like Fed Ex would provide a service like this to random customers (i.e. not someone who has an account set up with them) and allow them to take delivery of goods, then expect to get paid months later via invoice. I'm surprised Fed Ex doesn't either require payment to release the shipment, or require a credit card on file before allowing the shipment to occur. I've got to think they get burned on this often and the cost of chasing people down over relatively small invoices seems unlikely to be worth the effort.
I can't really think of many other business transactions where this type of good-faith arrangement exists anymore. Maybe healthcare, but even there they often require a credit card on file before they'll do routine/elective procedures.
I can't really think of many other business transactions where this type of good-faith arrangement exists anymore. Maybe healthcare, but even there they often require a credit card on file before they'll do routine/elective procedures.
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This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
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Collection agency / failure to pay strike on your credit rating.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
Obviously trying to make you think UPS or the US postal service. Oh well. Guess my address information cannot be delivered. (Note the poor grammar. What ARE they teaching in scammer school these days?)
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I have never had a problem with extra duty fees. My shipments from Germany go from DHL to USPS. My shipments from England go from Royal Mail to USPS. My largest order from across the pond has been under 800. The OP should be careful for proof of the dept.
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Collection agency / failure to pay strike on your credit rating.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
Must be nice to live in a country where you aren't subject to such fraud attempts daily. We're routinely bombarded with scam communications supposedly from large corporations pretty constantly. You'd be heading for trouble quick if you unquestioningly paid everything you got that had a corporate logo on it. You'd lose that money and find yourself on a list attracting special attention from scammers.
OP should definitely verify that it's a legit charge from FedEx, that's not society corroding "culture", it's just the reasonable thing to do.
BTW, a lot of scams used to involve getting someone in the US to wire money to Canada. Should we thank your country for our " culture "?
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FedEx will only deliver a package with duty taxes due on it if you have a valid FedEx account with them. Otherwise, you either pay duty or you don't get your package.
Duties-and-taxes | FedEx
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Collection agency / failure to pay strike on your credit rating.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
This thread turned into much more of a fecal show than I would have ever expected and for a totally unexpected reason. Has "everything is fake" culture spread so far in America that it encompasses all aspects of life there now? God help you all.
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Seriously. I didn't question the bill for my share of the Jewish Space Laser. I just paid it because it was signed by George Soros.
(I believe being Jewish licenses me to make that joke.)
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Society lives on this arrangement, i.e. unsecured credit cards.
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More to the point, you've seen FedEx do this, right?
I think this arrangement looks odd to people like me who don't ship much stuff. I learned from you that it actually occurs with some frequency.
People run up bills with lots of service providers and, as you point out, credit card companies.
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Unsecured credit cards are only issued after a bank approves an application that includes verified personal contact info and a credit check. Fed Ex is seemingly sending bills to people months after they bought stuff online, with nothing more than a name and delivery address. I'm assuming the OP doesn't have a Fed Ex account.
Surely you can see the difference here, no?
Surely you can see the difference here, no?
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Unsecured credit cards are only issued after a bank approves an application that includes verified personal contact info and a credit check. Fed Ex is seemingly sending bills to people months after they bought stuff online, with nothing more than a name and delivery address. I'm assuming the OP doesn't have a Fed Ex account.
Surely you can see the difference here, no?
Surely you can see the difference here, no?
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Have you ever seen how many credit cards are issued during the first week of a college semester? They give them out like candy, with nothing more than contact info, to kids with absolutely no credit history. It's not much different than what FedEx is doing; they both operate with the assumption that they will lose a small percentage to defaults, but that most people will pay.
The bottom line is this: FedEx sends out these invoices all the time, and everything the OP has described is consistent with their practices.
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I don't know, it's probably cheaper/easier for FedEx to pay everything in bulk (probably monthly or quarterly and they may get a discount for doing it that way) and then invoice the customer after the bill. Those customers that don't pay get bundled into packs and auctioned off to debt collectors. Getting it all automated and done in bulk saves them time (and money paying employees), and allows them to meet their shipping target goals by not having to spend time tracking each customer down. The little they lose by non-paying customers/auctioning off the debt to collectors at a discount, they make up for in decreased employee costs. Just like how many stores accept a certain amount of shrinkage and have it built into their pricing model (while being annoyed at the theft) rather than spend the money for lots of extra security and lose customers due to a draconian image.
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Unsecured credit cards and FedEx are operating on the same principle; they offer a service to the end user with the assumption they will receive their money after the fact.
Have you ever seen how many credit cards are issued during the first week of a college semester? They give them out like candy, with nothing more than contact info, to kids with absolutely no credit history. It's not much different than what FedEx is doing; they both operate with the assumption that they will lose a small percentage to defaults, but that most people will pay.
The bottom line is this: FedEx sends out these invoices all the time, and everything the OP has described is consistent with their practices.
Have you ever seen how many credit cards are issued during the first week of a college semester? They give them out like candy, with nothing more than contact info, to kids with absolutely no credit history. It's not much different than what FedEx is doing; they both operate with the assumption that they will lose a small percentage to defaults, but that most people will pay.
The bottom line is this: FedEx sends out these invoices all the time, and everything the OP has described is consistent with their practices.
You continue to miss the point that Fed Ex's practice of doing this is not typical, and someone approaching the situation that the OP described with skepticism is warranted.