Allis154 Posted March 7, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I purchased a piece of art from the art auction on the QE2 in January. I declared it when I entered Canada, and it fell under my personal excemption. No duties or tax needed to be paid. It arrived mid February in good condition and was the one I purchased. Overall, quite happy. Yesterday, I received an invoice from DHL, the courier that was used, for $20.75. "Sorry for the delay, but you now owe us $13.75 in taxes and a $7.00 brokerage fee for the art work shipped to you" Six weeks is a long time for yet another bill to show up. I can apply to get the taxes back, but that $7.00 charge for 'brokerage' is extreme, at least to me, especially since I shouldn't have had to pay tax in the first place. Has anybody had any success in getting this reduced, or removed? Afterall, I have already paid the shipping fees. Please, no lectures about the fee as opposed to the cost of the cruise, or rants about art auctions in gerneral. Thanks. Allis154 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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