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  • Meleager7
    MCB Member
    • Jul 2020
    • 2180
    • Ontario, Canada

    #1

    Ship to USA current situation?

    Hallo! I'm thinking I might do a bit of New Years purging this year, but how is the state of shipping to the USA nowadays? Is still crazy expensive? cheers!
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  • Jordan
    I. Am. Canadian. 🇨🇦
    • Jul 2020
    • 3508
    • Southern Ontario, Canada

    #2

    There's an app you'll need to download called "Zonos" - it's to determine whether a tariff needs to be (pre)paid prior to shipping anything... and yes, shipping is still expensive. 🙂

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    • Chuck E Ducky
      Ragnastock Enforcer
      • Jul 2020
      • 6269
      • NY

      #3
      Talk to Alex he ships a lot cross border he knows the tricks to keeping shipping down. I think shipping out of Canada is a lot cheaper then receiving.

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      • Cdn_Cuda
        You can finish projects?!
        • Jul 2020
        • 4559
        • Vancouver, BC

        #4
        Depends on where the items are from. If made in the US no tariffs. As a Canadian we are paying the tariff whe sending down times as it needs to be pre-paid, which is done through that App. I have not shipped anything to the US since the changes.
        Cuda's Feedback

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        • Jordan
          I. Am. Canadian. 🇨🇦
          • Jul 2020
          • 3508
          • Southern Ontario, Canada

          #5
          Originally posted by Cdn_Cuda
          Depends on where the items are from. If made in the US no tariffs. As a Canadian we are paying the tariff whe sending down times as it needs to be pre-paid, which is done through that App. I have not shipped anything to the US since the changes.
          I'm concerned that we may have to prove country of manufacture somehow.

          I haven't shipped into the US yet since the changes either. It's not worth the aggravation anymore.

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          • Meleager7
            Meleager7 commented
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            Have you been able to unload anything in Canada? I know our paintball market is so tiny for the old classic stuff, than the US market.

          • Jordan
            Jordan commented
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            I'm pretty done buying and selling at this point. I'd like some better soft goods - SC harness, podpack, mask, etc - but there's nothing on the market (used or new) that really appeals to me.
        • fat-50-
          Bunker Buster
          • Oct 2020
          • 217

          #6
          I too have held off shipping to the states. Would love to know how you make out. I would say I have always sold about 90 percent of my stuff to the US without issue and would love to do so but am concern this can be a complication that is not worth the effort

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          • The Jayster
            Mr. OCD
            • Mar 2021
            • 312
            • Montreal, Canada

            #7
            The last paintball-related orders I got were from EV for some Phantom parts and Nova for a gun. The EV order ended up costing me more in fees and shipping than the actual costs of the parts (EV had to use UPS and not USPS since CanPost was on strike). OTOH I expected to pay a pretty penny in fees for the gun I got from Nova but they were actually very low. I did have to pay the 15% sales tax, which is to be expected.

            What I've found though is an increasingly sheer reticence of many U.S. sellers to ship here. I think it's mostly due to the fear of potential complaints about exorbitant costs from the buyers, but I also detect at times an underlying 'coldness' due to the current state of American-Canadian relations. If the latter is true, I think it's all moot since I've held the belief for a long time (way before the current state of affairs) that some sort of North American Union is inevitable. I am *not* veering into politics (I'm not saying it would be good or bad, or who's right and who's wrong); just making a neutral observation here.
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            "Nope."

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            • fat-50-
              Bunker Buster
              • Oct 2020
              • 217

              #8
              I just shipped to a member here (Canada to US) I will post up some details once he has received the package

              I shipped Canada post with tracking. I had all sorts of varied information from Canada post staff and had to jump through some hoops and install the Zonos app to get the product shipped

              I usually sell about 90 percent of what I let go to the US . I would love to continue to do so as long as I can clearly give the buyer on the other end a realistic price expectation of what they will need to pay to get things across the border and into their hands


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              • Alexndl
                MCB member
                • Jul 2020
                • 3526
                • Montreal, Qc, Canada

                #9
                Shipped couple of package in the last few month. All product originally made in the USA. No tariff shipping and buyer did not seem to had any fees or taxes. Those where all used parts with value under $300 CAD. I Have not tried to ship a full marker yet.
                💀Team Ragnastock💀

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                • Alexndl
                  MCB member
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 3526
                  • Montreal, Qc, Canada

                  #10
                  Not sure if this joke video is too politic but I though it was funny
                  https://youtube.com/shorts/MNQWsLwNo...7nib61DRnzPAOJ
                  💀Team Ragnastock💀

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