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Fedex invoiced me

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Fedex invoiced me

I got something for 35$ and the shipper fedexed to me. Fedex sent me a invoice for 15$, 5$ hst and 10$ for processing.

Should i Just pay the 5$ HST only
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The $10 is basically the charge for Fed-Ex to broker the customs portion for you. You can pay the $5 but expect that they will send you another invoice for the balance.
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what happens if i dont pay up. they messed up the invoice by putting it as firstname.lastname on it.will it affect my credit rating?
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junkone wrote: I got something for 35$ and the shipper fedexed to me. Fedex sent me a invoice for 15$, 5$ hst and 10$ for processing.

Should i Just pay the 5$ HST only
You'll probably get:
Thank you for your payment of $5.00.

Remaining balance:
Processing: $5
HST: $5

Please pay the remaining balance by xx/xx/xxxx.
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You have to pay the entire amount. If not, good luck getting other packages. Nothing is free of duties and or taxes if you get them shipped from other countries.
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junkone wrote: what happens if i dont pay up. they messed up the invoice by putting it as firstname.lastname on it.will it affect my credit rating?
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Fed Ex provided a service to you. If you did not want the service you could have done it yourself. Pay them what you own them and don't be a dead beat.
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Pay the $15 and put it down to being a lesson learned and move on. It could have been worse.

If you don't pay it, they *might* send it to collections ( or say they will), but coz it's only $15 it's not worth the time for collections to take it on. But in saying that, I had a ticket from the City of Toronto in 1998 for riding my bike on the sidewalk, $12 or something tiny like that, so I paid it by cheque. In 2007 I got a call from a collection agency stating that I owed $80 ( fine, penalty, interest)....I had two words for them. Never called back.
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junkone wrote: what happens if i dont pay up. they messed up the invoice by putting it as firstname.lastname on it.will it affect my credit rating?
If you don't want to go through the process of clearing the item through Customs yourself, pay the bill. You imported an item from another country, Fedex took care of the brokering process and therefore provided you with a service. Just pay the bill. $10 for processing isn't too bad, since it would have been about that much if it was sent through Canada Post/USPS.

If you don't pay the bill, yes...it will have a negative impact on your credit history. Since many employers these days are looking at credit history when considering employability, it could have a greater impact than you imagine. From my perspective, $10 isn't that bad an investment considering how long it would have taken you to handle the brokerage yourself.
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