Originally Posted by
jet sanchEz
I think that the duties would only apply if the frame was made outside of the USA but with NAFTA, the frame should be clear of duties, no? It would have just been the sales tax, likely just provincial. I think UPS just charges a brokerage fee based on some pie-in-the-sky calculations and charges you a premium based on the taxes that they paid at the border for you. In other words, it is bull****.
IRO's are made in Taiwan not the U.S. so duties are going to happen. The thing about UPS is that they dont bother to use the proper duty and import codes on anything so you end up paying them waaaayyy more than it should be.