Shipping between US and Canada

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> [Begin flip response]
> Locate a friendly marijuana smuggler from BC and pay him to drop your
> package in the Canadian mail when he gets back home.  You completely avoid
> customs duties that way.
> [End flip response]
> 
> For valuable things, we've always used Fedex.  They employ their own
> brokers and usually can get things through customs much faster than
> ordinary mail.  They also offer shipment tracking and will make good on an
> insurance claim if the package doesn't reach its destination.
> 
> So, you may ask, "What of USPS insurance?"
> 
> We found out the hard way that USPS insurance (and delivery confirmation)
> only covers a shipment until the moment it crosses the border.  After that,
> it's "contact Canada Post; we did our job".

I thought the way around that limitation was to use "Global Express Mail"?

Peace...  Sridhar