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Post by Cams on Apr 23, 2015 9:19:42 GMT
I've sold a guitar to a buyer in Canada. Can anyone recommend a courier? Trevor TAMCO, it's going to Chris Miles to whom I believe you've shipped a Brook guitar? Who's your preferred carrier for this kind of thing? Thanks Cams
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Post by creamburmese on Apr 23, 2015 13:41:58 GMT
My Brook guitar was shipped from the UK to the US Fedex (no problems, except it got delayed because of not having the Lacey Act forms). Though they do double-box the guitars, because evidently they did have the occasional mishap before they started doing this - my guitar came in its Hiscox case then inside 2 guitar shipping boxes, one inside the other. My classical was shipped with Canada/US mail from Canada to the US - also problem-free.
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Post by Martin on Apr 23, 2015 14:02:48 GMT
I sold a banjo to a buyer in Canada a few weeks ago.
I arranged the delivery via Interparcel, using UPS who delivered it within 3 days. With insurance of £1,000, it cost around £100.
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Post by Wild Violet on Apr 23, 2015 14:48:34 GMT
I've used Interparcel as well, far cheaper than anything else I found
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Post by Trevor TAMCO on Apr 23, 2015 14:49:03 GMT
I currently use FedEx but change regularly due to poor service.
It seems courier service within the UK is currently poor with all carriers, actually poor is the understatement of all time, they blame the collapse of City Link and the poor things all having to absorb all the extra business... awww..
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Post by Cams on Apr 23, 2015 15:34:10 GMT
Thanks everyone. I've used Interparcel to ship to Germany (think it went UPS) and the tracking was not great, but it got there in tact. Martin the price you quote is consistent with what I'm seeing on Interparcel so I guess that's the one to go with. I'll look into the double boxing thing creamburmese
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Post by Trevor TAMCO on Apr 23, 2015 16:15:34 GMT
I forgot to mention that as I have an account with FedEx and do a lot of shipping I get 40% discount. I also have an annual insurance policy.
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Post by Cams on Apr 24, 2015 14:50:43 GMT
I forgot to mention that as I have an account with FedEx and do a lot of shipping I get 40% discount. I also have an annual insurance policy. Thanks Trevor. The guitar I'm shipping has a Brazilian rosewood bridge and headstock overlay and the buyer has just alerted me to the CITES issue. The guitar was built in 2004. Are we looking at a potential problem exporting this guitar to Canada? I got it new in the USA but it came with no paperwork and I carried it into the UK no questions asked. So in effect it could be argued that it's simply being repatriated!
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Post by creamburmese on Apr 24, 2015 18:35:16 GMT
Not to unnerve you or anything, but I should just mention that when my Brook guitar was shipped to the US by Fedex it was held up at customs. They had to have an itemized list (genus and species) of the weight or size of every single piece of wood in the guitar and where it came from. The Brook people said it was the first time that it had happened - and of course it was no problem because there weren't any endangered species in the guitar (though I was amused by the international nature of the woods - although the back was made from a local yew tree, some of the rest of it was from Indonesia, the US and parts of Europe).
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Post by Trevor TAMCO on Apr 25, 2015 7:22:33 GMT
I don't ship to the US any more because of the cost and hassles. I have Grit Laskin visiting today so will post some more details tomorrow or Monday.
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Post by Cams on Apr 25, 2015 10:11:31 GMT
Not to unnerve you or anything, but I should just mention that when my Brook guitar was shipped to the US by Fedex it was held up at customs. They had to have an itemized list (genus and species) of the weight or size of every single piece of wood in the guitar and where it came from. The Brook people said it was the first time that it had happened - and of course it was no problem because there weren't any endangered species in the guitar (though I was amused by the international nature of the woods - although the back was made from a local yew tree, some of the rest of it was from Indonesia, the US and parts of Europe). Man, that sucks. I'll need to try and get some papers from the builder, if they exist. Otherwise, I guess the sale will fall through. This is sad
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Post by Cams on Apr 25, 2015 10:12:18 GMT
I don't ship to the US any more because of the cost and hassles. I have Grit Laskin visiting today so will post some more details tomorrow or Monday. Thanks Trevor. Yes, please do let me know what Grit Laskin has to say on the problem. Hope you have a great weekend! Wish I could be there, although having visited TAMCO twice now, I always wish I could be there!
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Post by Trevor TAMCO on Apr 25, 2015 10:28:25 GMT
I don't think Grit will have anything to say, he is Canadian and isn't likely to ship from the UK to the US. What I meant was I will be busy today and won't have time to find and post the relevant information.
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Post by creamburmese on Apr 25, 2015 19:08:19 GMT
Cost wise it wasn't too bad. I believe it was about $200 shipping and insurance and then I had to pay state tax to get it released - (6%) - no federal tax or import taxes.
I also had a guitar shipped from Canada to the U.S. And there were no taxes because of NAFTA.
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Post by Trevor TAMCO on Apr 26, 2015 7:48:05 GMT
The Lacey Act form below. If there is any shell/pearl even fretboard markers the receiver (in the US) first has to apply for an annual permit (about $100) then apply for a permit for each shipment ($100). This will involve detail of the pearl, scientific name, where harvested, when, weight etc, etc. If there is any Brazilian rosewood forget it.
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