Avoid UPS as they have built in unreasonable brokerage fees. Use USPS whenever possible. Always inform the Canadian buyer that he will have to pay the following to receive the item and that it is his responsibility.
GST - 7 %
PST - depends on province - in Ontario it is 8%
in some cases - brokerage fees - if by USPS usually minimal
if UPS - outrageous , if other courier companies ( like Purolator, Fedex ) a bill for the brokerage fee may come in the mail from a company called PBB Logistics.
If the buyer lives close to a border suggest mailing it to the closest MailBoxes Etc. on the US side as they only charge 7$ US to receive a package for a non account/box holder. Then he picks it up and will never pay brokerage only taxes on declared value at border.
GST - 7 %
PST - depends on province - in Ontario it is 8%
in some cases - brokerage fees - if by USPS usually minimal
if UPS - outrageous , if other courier companies ( like Purolator, Fedex ) a bill for the brokerage fee may come in the mail from a company called PBB Logistics.
If the buyer lives close to a border suggest mailing it to the closest MailBoxes Etc. on the US side as they only charge 7$ US to receive a package for a non account/box holder. Then he picks it up and will never pay brokerage only taxes on declared value at border.