Meermin Mallorca Shoes

[ShawnBC]

Just a follow up (and venting):

So, I got a call from Fedex to inform me that my package is in Customs, and they want me to pay the import fees by phone. "No problem, how much do I owe you? - 94,72 CAN$ sir.»

No need to say, it was quite a shock. I've seen customers in Canada owing Fedex anywhere from 40 CAN$ to 70 CAN$, but 94$? For a single ******* pair of shoes?

I guess I've had it coming, but I find it somewhat depressing that the 175 US$ pair of shoes really is 375 CAN$ in the end.

Lesson learned.

@MTLinStyle

 

[Christopher Essex]



Just a follow up (and venting):

So, I got a call from Fedex to inform me that my package is in Customs, and they want me to pay the import fees by phone. "No problem, how much do I owe you? - 94,72 CAN$ sir.»

No need to say, it was quite a shock. I've seen customers in Canada owing Fedex anywhere from 40 CAN$ to 70 CAN$, but 94$? For a single ******* pair of shoes? 

I guess I've had it coming, but I find it somewhat depressing that the 175 US$ pair of shoes really is 375 CAN$ in the end. 

Lesson learned. 

@MTLinStyle
 

That does seem high to me. I haven't had any Meermin shoes delivered to me, but I have had duties and taxes around 30% of the price before for Crockett and Jones and Herring Shoes.

You should ask Fedex for a breakdown of the $94. Their brokerage fee is probably part of that, in addition to 18% duties and 13% HST (or whatever you have in your province).

 

[MTLinStyle]



Just a follow up (and venting):

So, I got a call from Fedex to inform me that my package is in Customs, and they want me to pay the import fees by phone. "No problem, how much do I owe you? - 94,72 CAN$ sir.»

No need to say, it was quite a shock. I've seen customers in Canada owing Fedex anywhere from 40 CAN$ to 70 CAN$, but 94$? For a single ******* pair of shoes? 

I guess I've had it coming, but I find it somewhat depressing that the 175 US$ pair of shoes really is 375 CAN$ in the end. 

Lesson learned. 

@MTLinStyle
 

Although, it came as a shock to you that was in line with what I would expect
. as I mentioned I had paid $157 for two pairs that were 132E each (160E minus VAT), and EUR/CAD rate was around 1.36. So convert base price that you paid (175?)in USD to CAD (@1.25) plus customs + GST + PST + FedEx ($10) plus tax on FedEx fee and you are looking at over $90 CAD

 

[MTLinStyle]



You should ask Fedex for a breakdown of the $94. Their brokerage fee is probably part of that, in addition to 18% duties and 13% HST (or whatever you have in your province).

FedEx does provide the pink slip with the breakdown of all the charges.

 

[ShawnBC]

I'll check it out when the shoes get here!

 

[BrooksLauren77]

Just a follow up (and venting):

So, I got a call from Fedex to inform me that my package is in Customs, and they want me to pay the import fees by phone. "No problem, how much do I owe you? - 94,72 CAN$ sir.»

No need to say, it was quite a shock. I've seen customers in Canada owing Fedex anywhere from 40 CAN$ to 70 CAN$, but 94$? For a single ******* pair of shoes?

I guess I've had it coming, but I find it somewhat depressing that the 175 US$ pair of shoes really is 375 CAN$ in the end.

Lesson learned.

@MTLinStyle

******* hell, what a rip; always ship by government postal service if you can. Hopefully your new shoes are worth it.

Still cheaper than Allen Edmonds here though FWIW.

 

[HughJ]



I'll check it out when the shoes get here!

I use this site to estimate, and then tack on about $25 for FedEx to fill out a simple form (aka brokerage). Fairly accurate in this case, using the current exchange rate (~220 CDN)

 

[Bill Dlwgosh]

^ So duties and brokerage on a pair of $750 USD Vass from NMWA would be ~$315 Cad... Wow...and after the exchange itself the shoes come out to ~$950 CAD. That's prohibitive.

 

[Osiris2012]

I know I ***** about this every time but why the hell won't they do anything other than a wholecut with that gorgeous gold museum.

 

[dvskei]



Just a follow up (and venting):
I guess I've had it coming, but I find it somewhat depressing that the 175 US$ pair of shoes really is 375 CAN$ in the end. 

Lesson learned. 
 

 

[HughJ]



^ So duties and brokerage on a pair of $750 USD Vass from NMWA would be ~$315 Cad... Wow...and after the exchange itself the shoes come out to ~$950 CAD. That's prohibitive.

UPS is worse....the brokerage fee is a sliding scale based on the declared value. I used to have it bookmarked, but can't seem to find it right now. One time I ordered a pair of socks at a discount from the US, and the seller declared the pre-sale value. The difference of $3 caused the brokerage fee to go from something like $7 to $20. Outrageous.

As for Vass, the GTA Shoe Shine guy is selling them now, if your other sources refuse to use the regular postal system vs couriers.

 

[Bill Dlwgosh]

As for Vass, the GTA Shoe Shine guy is selling them now, if your other sources refuse to use the regular postal system vs couriers.

I bought 2 pairs from him last week

 

[Brenner]

I ordered from Meermin more than a mont ago and still no asnwer

 

[mcl911]

is normal

 

[TheTukker]

Apologies if this has already been discussed, but does anyone have a sense of how Meermin's rapello suede compares to e.g the suede Carmina or Vass uses? I have one of their suede shoes and the suede seems kind of tough to break in (if it will at all)...