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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Milner" data-source="post: 81895" data-attributes="member: 9">Re: Canada customs and duty information - ventingFair enough... going with what works for your needs is the key. Broken shipments always suck... you should see some of the carnage that happens in international freight / container shipping from time to time. I&#039;ve had UPS break (relatively) irreplaceable, vintage guitars before... that&#039;s a heart-breaking situation. With the guitar business, we had our own insurance company (Heritage) who insured all of our shipments, so we did not have to deal with insuring with the individual carriers directly. This makes a LOT of headaches go away, when you are dealing with someone who knows your business and the potential items that you are routinely shipping. Anything high-dollar, you just call ahead of time and add extra coverage to the policy for that specific shipment. Absolutely worth the money if you are shipping often for business purposes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Milner, post: 81895, member: 9"] Re: Canada customs and duty information - venting Fair enough... going with what works for your needs is the key. Broken shipments always suck... you should see some of the carnage that happens in international freight / container shipping from time to time. I've had UPS break (relatively) irreplaceable, vintage guitars before... that's a heart-breaking situation. With the guitar business, we had our own insurance company (Heritage) who insured all of our shipments, so we did not have to deal with insuring with the individual carriers directly. This makes a LOT of headaches go away, when you are dealing with someone who knows your business and the potential items that you are routinely shipping. Anything high-dollar, you just call ahead of time and add extra coverage to the policy for that specific shipment. Absolutely worth the money if you are shipping often for business purposes. [/QUOTE]

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