Customs Broker

[Ghettobaby]

Well I to be frank about this. I had a stroker built in the states and was told it shipped last week. Now I get a call saying I need a customs broker and the company that built the engine can't help me find one. So can someone tell me who they've dealt with and how much it costs.


Thanks

[Thaco]

Who'd they ship it with?


you should be able to tell the shipping company that you'll self clear, they should be able to get it here "in bond" then you self clear it, there's instructions for it posted somewhere on here in one of the UPS hate threads.

[Cooked Rice]

yeah. you contact the shipper and tell them you want to clear it yourself(to avoid brokerage fees). they will forward you the correct documents which u then take to customs canada where you will pay yours taxes and such on it, and they stamp the documents. then u return to your shipper, give them the docs, and recieve your shipment.

[Thaco]

Originally posted by Cooked Rice
yeah. you contact the shipper and tell them you want to clear it yourself(to avoid brokerage fees). they will forward you the correct documents which u then take to customs canada where you will pay yours taxes and such on it, and they stamp the documents. then u return to your shipper, give them the docs, and recieve your shipment.

it depends on the carrier, UPS will not do this anymore

[benyl]

UPS will only do it at the port of entry. Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, etc. Calgary is not a port of entry.

[legendboy]

you need to call eagle global logistics in calgary, they can take care of everything for you

i ship machinery to the usa via eagle global and it always goes smoothly

also, it will be WAY cheaper then anything else you can find

[Ghettobaby]

Originally posted by legendboy
you need to call eagle global logistics in calgary, they can take care of everything for you

i ship machinery to the usa via eagle global and it always goes smoothly

also, it will be WAY cheaper then anything else you can find

Well I called them and they said they couldn't help me since the engine was not shipped via them, and since I do not have a corportate account.

[legendboy]

Ok then you need to call JORI International 571-3200

they are our customs broker

[Ghettobaby]

^ oh god this sucks. I called those guys and they said that they do not have the time to deal with individuals. They told me to contact eagle, but when I mentioned that eagle couldn't help me, they had no further suggestions.

[Cooked Rice]

try contacting canada customs and ask what you need to do.

[91silvia]

call cole international theyre really nice I dont have their phone number on me though

[Ghettobaby]

Finally found somebody, Calgary Customs finally got back to me, and were willing to broker my engine.

[88CRX]

I need to do this too, apparently Bax Global doesn't do that shit for you.... I've left a message with them to call me back but what should I be asking for?

Whats the contact that you used at Calgary Customs?

[Ghettobaby]

Originally posted by 88CRX
I need to do this too, apparently Bax Global doesn't do that shit for you.... I've left a message with them to call me back but what should I be asking for?

Whats the contact that you used at Calgary Customs?

269-4393 ask for Jeremiah

[88CRX]

Hows the process work? What did you have to actually do?

I've left them all voice mails telling them I'm clueless haha.

[88CRX]

Originally posted by Cooked Rice
yeah. you contact the shipper and tell them you want to clear it yourself(to avoid brokerage fees). they will forward you the correct documents which u then take to customs canada where you will pay yours taxes and such on it, and they stamp the documents. then u return to your shipper, give them the docs, and recieve your shipment.

Ha guys,

I got those 'documents' how easy of a process is this? Are the Canada Customs guys ok to deal with? They gave me some office behind Sunridge Mall

[Ghettobaby]

Originally posted by 88CRX


Ha guys,

I got those 'documents' how easy of a process is this? Are the Canada Customs guys ok to deal with? They gave me some office behind Sunridge Mall

When I recieved a package through BAX I got those "Documents" aswell, and the customs officer lady at the office, was pretty easy to deal with, but just before I left her supervisor came over and took my papers then said they had to go through inspection which took nearly a week due to backlog. It takes like 5 mins to go through the customs office, and if there is no ispection needed they will give you back the papers and you take them back to BAX and pick up ur package.

[88CRX]

Originally posted by Ghettobaby


but just before I left her supervisor came over and took my papers then said they had to go through inspection which took nearly a week due to backlog.

Not what I wanted to hear haha.... hope my package goes through ok.

You didn't need to fill any other paper work out right? Just give the customs people the shipping way bill and the item receipt and they do the rest right?