Shipping Broker Information at West Coast Classic Cougar :: The Definitive 1967

Office/Warehouse Closed Dec 24 - Dec 29 & Jan 1.

International Customers Click Here [Updated 12/2024]

International Customers

Due to some ongoing challenges with the software we use to generate customs data and print shipping labels for international orders,
orders may take upto 7 days before we are able to generate the shipping label. If the order has USED item or items that need to be shipped from the supplier to us, it can take significantly longer.

Also be aware that even though we ship items with the proper documentation to show that duties and taxes are prepaid, some Postal Services are ignoring this and still charging these fees at delivery. If this occurs to you, please send us a copy of the receipt showing the tracking number with the fees paid and we can get the Duties/Taxes we charged to you refunded.

UK Customers / EU Customers

We are using a new shipping service where international shipments now include the Duties/Tax/Fees, so currently we can not offer USPS/Mail Innovations if the order is over 135GBP/150EUR, since USPS can not pay duties/taxes. If the order is less than 135GBP/150EUR, we can pay the taxes directly to the EU/UK and we can ship USPS/Mail Innovations*. All orders over 135GBP/150EUR have to ship UPS/DHL so we can use DDP to cover the Duties/Tax/Fees. This has allowed us to resume shipments of any value to the UK and EU.

TIP: You will likely be able to ship your order for less cost if you ship any items over 135GBP/150EUR on one order via UPS, then break the rest of the order up into orders of less than 135GBP/150EUR.

By breaking your orders up into less than 135GBP/150EUR:

you will avoid the import duties on those orders
less expensive shipping methods are available
you will avoid some UPS fees

Canadian Customers

CANADIAN CUSTOMER: Due to the Canada Postal Service strike, we recommend choosing DHL Express.
Note: UPS Mail Innovations is NORMALLY delivered by the post office, however UPS has transitioned all Canadian-bound shipments to a non-postal delivery service.

We have worked with UPS to waive some of the brokerage fees. The rates shown now include all UPS fees. We have also added DHL, which offers lower cross boarder fees.

Our shipping provider has added Duties Prepaid options for US Postal Service options to Canada. This has allowed us to resume USPS shipments to Canada.

However, beware that this is a new process for the Post Office, so sometimes Canada Post shows the duties and taxes COD, when they are actually prepaid. If this happens, first inform Canada Post that the shipment was sent duties prepaid (DDP). If they still require you to pay the duties before delivery, please contact us.

Turkey Customers

The international shipping software we use requires that we pre-collect and pre-pay the duties and taxes. Because of recent changes to Turkey import laws, Turkey no longer supports this. Because of this you will need to use a shipping broker for us to ship items to you.

US Postal Service (USPS)

Our new international shipping system supports international shipments via USPS only if the order total (including shipping to most countries) is below the Duty/Tax De Minimis for your country (View De Minimis Chart).
Exceptions:
UK orders upto 135GBP
EU orders upto 150EUR

The US Postal Service (USPS) has suspended services to over a dozen countries (see complete list).
UPS Worldwide Services \ DHL Worldwide can still be delivered to these locations.

We do not work directly with any brokers.

This list is so that you have a starting place when looking for a shipping broker. All of these are brokers that other of our customers have used. You would need to contact the shipping broker for details on how much they would charge to send it to you, and how long it would take. If you ship to one of the brokers in California the shipment will usually arrive in 3-5 business days. If you choose to send it to one of the brokers in the Eastern US it usually take 5-10 business days to get to the broker. Please remember that when using a shipping broker, we still need to charge for the shipping costs to get your items to the shipping broker, but any fees that they charge you to forward the package to you must be handled between you and the broker directly.

Avoid paying US Sales Tax!

Florida has one more incredibly unique exemption: zip codes! That’s right, Florida assigns 0% sales tax rates to unique zip codes that are occupied exclusively by licensed freight forwarders and Certified Mail Receiving Agents (CMRAs). Because customers purchase and ship items to freight forwarders exclusively for export, these transactions are already exempt from tax. However, in practicality, customers generally end up paying the tax rate of the Florida zip code where the freight forwarder is located. As a result, Florida offers those freight forwarders with a unique zip code a 0% sales tax rate to ensure the exemption. (https://www.floridasalestax.com/florida-tax-law-blog/2019/september/shipping-an-overlooked-florida-sales-tax-exempti/)

So, if the shipping exporter is located in Florida and is located in one of those unique 0% tax zip codes, then you will not have to pay the Florida sales taxes when using that exporter. Entering one of these special zip codes into our website should automatically charge 0% sales tax.

When you contact shipping forwarders in Florida, you should be able to find out if that forwarding service has an exempt zip code.

Florida Freight Forwarders: https://www.freightforwarderservices.com/florida/

BDP International (May Pick up at our location)

1818 Gilbreth Road, Suite 228
Burlingame, CA 94010

(650) 552-9536 [Phone]
(650) 552-9582 [Fax]
png@bdpnet.com

California Shipping

http://www.calship.com/contact.htm

Us Parts & Cars Ltd. Assy

1615 N San Fernando Blvd
Burbank, CA 91504-4123
(818) 660-2484

American Export Lines

13500 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90061-1035
(310) 523-2300

Overseas Container Shipping

17 Harts Ln
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-2034
(732) 967-1711

Seajet Express

24 Cokesbury Rd Ste 20
Lebanon, NJ 08833-2218
(908) 236-2259

Aussie Car Imports

2501 W Fourth Plain Blvd
Vancouver, Washington 98660
(360) 666-8541
http://www.aussiecarimports.com/

We also recommend contacting your local American Muscle Car Club or Dealer, as they many times already have large shipments bound for your area that they can include you shipment in for a small fee.

Have you used a shipping brokerage service that you would like to recommend to other customers? Let us know and we can add it to the list.