>My 1st international experiment - Took about a week, cost $8.

I wish I could get Digikey or Mouser to ship as cheaply. For a hobbyist the
international shipping rates are way too expensive and on top of that
couriers try to squeeze out more for brokerage fees. While the postal
services charge 1/10 of that when a package is airmailed through them.

I have had two giveaways fowarded from Circuit cellar to me - I saw the
postage and it was very palatable. Of course that was without packing and
package charges. It would be nice if Digikey/Mouser had options like this, =
2
weeks wait is fine with me.


>> refuse to pay the import tax, and stick it to the shipper.
>>
>"Refuse to pay import tax" or refuse to pay horrendous brokerage fees=20
>charged by UPS and the like?
>Example: For a $100 good made in USA shipped via UPS to Province Quebec=20
>Canada, the customer will be charged $0 duty but $33 brokerage fees.

I have done that recently, although I told them not to contact the sender
but to bin my package.  The item from TI came duty paid, but DHL told me it
would cost upwards of $70 to assign a clearing agent as they (DHL) did not
have an account with DHL global fowarding ... Previous items cost around $1=
5
COD on duty - so I told them they were trying to stiff me, and the guy also
said he did not understand why they were charging 300g as freight. The
supervisor said that they would request the sender to pay if I accept the
item and I said I would rather swallow the cost and have the package binned=
..

Other Kit from TI was shipped via Fedex and there was no additional billing
COD or on my credit card.

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