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Topic: Cost of Registered Mail from Canada to USA
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MTDetermine
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posted February 03, 2012 01:47 AM
      
I recall it is around $7, based on past MOTL sales thread by CA MOTL members. Today, a member quoted me $15, which was a bit of a shock. Any CA MOTL member with actual experience of sending registered mail from Canada to USA care to share the cost figures? Thanks
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caquaa
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posted February 03, 2012 01:59 AM
 
google imoRegistered Mail $14.50 plus applicable Letter-post postage.
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Volcanon
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posted February 03, 2012 04:56 AM
Canada Post's website shows prices weirdly. The $11.50 or whatever it says doesn't include the cost of sending the letter, so you do end up at about $15 or so. It hasn't been $7 since before 2000. It was $11 a few years ago, but they axed that service.
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Trag3dy
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posted February 03, 2012 05:13 AM
It is absurd. I send a fair amount of registered packaging to Canada. It usually is always upwards of $20.I hate it. :/ Trag3dy
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mm1983
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posted February 03, 2012 05:31 AM
Seems about right then. Postage rates went up as of Jan 23rd. Normal stamp price only went up .01 but to send a bubble mailer in the US now costs $2.00 instead of the $1.39 that it was before Jan 23rd. Delivery confirmation is now .85 instead of .80.
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WeedIan
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posted February 03, 2012 07:42 AM
Yup its about $15 minimum.__________________
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T-O-N
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posted February 03, 2012 07:49 AM
Here's the rate info:
http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/productsservices/send/lettersdocuments.jsf#Rates 1.05 for the stamp
14.50 for registered
+ applicable taxes Canada Post has been expensive for a while.
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MTDetermine
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posted February 03, 2012 08:03 AM
Thanks everyone!
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airwalk
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posted February 03, 2012 01:03 PM
XpressPost > Registered Mail, IMO.About 1/2 of the time I have sent registered mail out of Canada all tracking information stops being reported to the canadapost site as soon as it leaves the country.
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Goaswerfraiejen
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posted February 03, 2012 01:31 PM
Yup, $15.
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Originally posted by airwalk:
About 1/2 of the time I have sent registered mail out of Canada all tracking information stops being reported to the canadapost site as soon as it leaves the country.
Yeah. It works the other way 'round, too. There's really no point paying for that option. __________________
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caquaa
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posted February 03, 2012 04:16 PM
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Originally posted by Goaswerfraiejen:
Yup, $15.
Yeah. It works the other way 'round, too. There's really no point paying for that option.
it just stops being trackable on the originating country's site. You can typically go to the destination countries website and get updated tracking info. One website I randomly stumbled on seems to simplify everything for you a bit, track-trace.com
[Edited 1 times, lastly by caquaa on February 03, 2012]
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rockondon
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posted February 03, 2012 11:21 PM
I'm not sure what I like about the service more, the fact that its horrendously overpriced or that the package you send will probably hibernate in customs for weeks as well. Its pathetic that in the USA they spend a couple bucks to have someone sign to receive and we have to spend $15.
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Volcanon
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posted February 03, 2012 11:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by rockondon:
I'm not sure what I like about the service more, the fact that its horrendously overpriced or that the package you send will probably hibernate in customs for weeks as well. Its pathetic that in the USA they spend a couple bucks to have someone sign to receive and we have to spend $15.
/rant
The US is denser. Post is dirt cheap in Japan and rediculously cheap in Singapore. Canada Post has to service all of those middle of nowhere cities like Iqualuit.
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Reliquium
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posted February 04, 2012 12:34 AM
Canada Post's site has an option called AR for small packages. The receiver has to sign upon receipt, so I guess that's the equivilent of DC?Anyway, I ran a few mock-ups through using that option, and it costs about 9-10 for AR from Ontario to Calafornia (I'm guessing the whole of Canada to the US) and about 15 from Ontario to another address in Ontario (which is messed up). But this option isn't available for standard or irregular (bubble) envelopes. So I guess you could pad the envelope to meet small package requirements and save a few buck with AR from Canada to the States? I think that's what that means.
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MTDetermine
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posted February 04, 2012 09:10 AM
CA Mail is definitely not cheap. Classic story. Someone found it costs $60-70 to ship via airmail to me. So chose $30 sea freight registered mail. Close to 3 months now, still not yet received that package. Best is, 1 month after sending that sea freight, he sent ANOTHER package using sea freight even though I told him earlier that sea freight will take a few months. (Both times, he did not ask me for my opinions before choosing sea freight). Best part, both packages are around $2000 each. Now I tend to avoid CA members. Mail is simply too expensive
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sys41o
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posted February 08, 2012 07:30 PM
That is $15 if they accept the cards as documents. Canada Post stipulates that this rate is only for documents. If the postage clerk decides that collector cards need to be shipped as non-document small parcel then your registration goes up to $22 plus the postage for the parcel. Very expensive.
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HandicapParking
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posted February 09, 2012 08:07 AM
Yes our registered shipping is a crock. $15 is about right.
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