xM.
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Can anyone enlighten me why American retailers/brands are so insistent on shipping internationally using UPS? Their brokerage fees are essentially criminal and multiple times I've had brands say they're going to stop and switch to USPS only to ship the next package with UPS.
I told one brand that I got docked $168 on a $300 sweater and they sounded enraged and vowed not to use UPS anymore; next order a few months later and it's shipped UPS and I'm preparing to either go to the airport to clear it myself or eat almost $200 in fees.
I get paying duty and I get paying taxes. But UPS also charges exorbitant brokerage fees to clear shipments for you. They tacked an additional $70 on top of that sweater purchase.
I told one brand that I got docked $168 on a $300 sweater and they sounded enraged and vowed not to use UPS anymore; next order a few months later and it's shipped UPS and I'm preparing to either go to the airport to clear it myself or eat almost $200 in fees.
I get paying duty and I get paying taxes. But UPS also charges exorbitant brokerage fees to clear shipments for you. They tacked an additional $70 on top of that sweater purchase.