Bring used parts into canada?

Dusteriffic said

I just shipped a '71 Demon grille from SoCal to BC Canada. I insured it for a declared value of $270 and the buyer told me that it cost him another $96 to actually get it to his house. He was a little surprised at that bill, but it was a primo undamaged part, so he said it was worth it.

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You probably shipped it via UPS.... they charge outrageous brokerage fees to get it across the border. Sending it via USPS only results in a $5 brokerage fee and then 13% on the value of the item ($35) so $40 vs $96. I always ask sellers Stateside to ship via USPS because of their lower, fixed brokerage fee.