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Shipping to Canada has never been easier through LRS.

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Here at Latemodel Restoration Supply we pride ourselves, above all, on the superior service that we provide our customers. Are we always perfect? Of course not! But I can guarantee we do strive for perfection in all that we do. Here is another example of how we are working to meet the needs of our customers from all over the world.

   Ask any one of our customers (or any other companies customers!) north of the U.S. border if it is easy to get parts and supplies from the U.S. and I am sure you will be met with a lack luster response. We feel their pain as well as hear about it! The most common complaint from our Canadian customers has been the taxes, duties and brokerage fees charged as COD (Cash On Delivery) at their door. These fees are added after the parts leave our warehouse and although we may be able to get close, we have not been able to accurately predict what these up charges would be. As you can imagine, if you don't pay these fees, you don't get the parts! Well, we say no more!!!!

  We are pleased to let all of our Canadian customers know that we appreciate your business and we have been listening. As of October 11, 2010, Canadian shipping has changed for the better!  Brokerage fees, provincial taxes, & duties will all be calculated & included in your order total.  This will all be done up front so that you know the exact amount before your order leaves our Texas warehouse.  When your order ships from Latemodel Restoration Supply, the order total you receive is the final price. No more surprises at your door!  How is this possible, you ask?  Well, we are absorbing your brokerage fees for starters.  Then, we worked with UPS to come up with the proper calculation for taxes & duties so we can include those costs in the order total.

This final price is available to you online, as well as when you call in to our order center. So, Canada, order with confidence and know that Latemodel Restoration Supply is working to take care of you!

Comments

 

Éric said:

Great news LRS

October 20, 2010 3:08 PM
 

Marc L. said:

Good job guys, I love your site and your prices, but i barely ordered from LRS because I'd always get dinged crazy amounts when things got to my door! Let the ordering begin!

October 20, 2010 7:30 PM
 

Sean said:

finnally catching up to americanmuscle.com? haha Right on!

October 22, 2010 5:43 PM
 

Ryan said:

If you don't want to be gouged by brokerage fees shipping from US to Canada, just ship via the USPS.  It is as easy as that!

October 24, 2010 6:11 PM
 

Boris said:

x2 what Ryan said .If you don't want to be gouged by brokerage fees shipping from US to Canada, just ship via the USPS.  It is as easy as that!

October 29, 2010 12:56 PM
 

mlinley said:

Ryan and Boris: Please read the second to last line in the third paragraph of the blog again. We are absorbing the brokerage fees for you.

November 2, 2010 5:45 PM
 

Alex said:

Awesome! Thanks LRS - thanks for appreciating your customers to the north. I will indeed be ramping up my orders with this news!

November 9, 2010 6:30 PM
 

Al said:

This is great news for canadian mustang fans. I noticed that the site looks like it's charging 15% tax for Ontario. Since July 2010 the tax rate has been 13% HST. Looking forward to my next purchase.

December 1, 2010 8:10 PM
 

mlinley said:

Hello Al, Yes! You are most likely correct on the Ontario tax. However, we ship all over Canada and do not know the taxes for every province in Canada so we worked with UPS to come up with the closest average. Also, we are paying your brokerage fee through UPS so I am sure that is making up the 2% difference.

December 3, 2010 12:43 PM
 

Ed said:

UPS RAPES Canadians on "brokerage" fees and shipping rates. USPS is the way to go. Canada Post only charges $5 for customs clearance, regardless of the value of the shipment. Since LRS does not give us the option for USPS shipping, I've just canceled my order, and will go elsewhere where I'm not charged 4X as much for shipping (not including the taxes).

December 4, 2010 11:22 AM
 

Al said:

Thanks mlinley. Seems like a fair approach. Having the brokerage effectively underwriiten by LRS and UPS  is much appreciated and certainly more than offsets a little tax discrepency. Sadly my GT is on blocks until spring but the winter is a great time to add mods to it. With this change for the better in shipping to Canada, I'm sure LRS will see sales growth north of the border. BTW I have an 2003 F150 too!

Best regards.

December 4, 2010 11:59 AM
 

Al said:

Ed is correct USPS only charges $5 for brokerage. However I think the all in shipping offered by LRS is comparible. I was looking to buy a shifter from LRS, the all in shipping (brokerage included) was $40. I then found the same shifter on ebay, also coming out of Texas but using USPS. That delivery charge was $32 plus $5 for brokerage. I'm not sure it would always work out this close but for this example $3 is worth it to get the LRS service and reliability.

December 4, 2010 9:08 PM
 

jarrod said:

Thanks Al for the kind words there. We are happy to hear that you will be back for more!

@Ed Sorry you feel that away. We went to UPS so we can work on getting parts to Canada at a cheaper rate. Now that everything is paid for up front, there is no surprise at the door.

December 6, 2010 9:31 AM

About mlinley

About mlinley: I guess you can say I was born in love with cars. As a kid the only toy I cared about were hot wheels. The only time I deviated from cars was during my BMX racing days. As soon as I turned 16 it was back to cars. My first car was a 78 Ford Fairmont (Futura). I actually started driving it when I was 14 but flipped it about six months after I got my license. Since then I have had to many to list. Here is a list of my favorite: 78 fairmont,73 laguna, 86 Mustang GT, 79 chevy truck, 91 Mustang GT, 94 Cobra, 02 Mustang GT. I currently drive a 2003 Ford F-150 . I have a beautiful wife and two awesome boys.