Fed'Ex Brokerage Fees

SLGSports · 12-06-2025, 09:45 PM

Does anyone know a good way to avoid Fed'Ex brokerage fees? Many of the big hockey card consigners in Canada use Fed'Ex and when I receive my card here in the US, a $45 USD bill ($62 CAD) always arrives about a week later in the mail. To be clear, I'm not talking about duties/tariffs... these don't apply because most cards are manufactured in the US. Fed'Ex is simply charging for their brokerage efforts.

It's especially frustrating because I already paid for shipping. In a recent example, I bought a card from Slabsharks and was charged $51 USD ($71 CAD) for shipping.

So any thoughts on how to avoid this as a US-based buyer of hockey cards in Canada? UPS is much more reasonable (only charges $10 for brokerage), but consignment companies seem to like shipping with Fed'Ex.

12-06-2025, 09:45 PM	#1
SLGSports Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 167	Fed'Ex Brokerage Fees Does anyone know a good way to avoid Fed'Ex brokerage fees? Many of the big hockey card consigners in Canada use Fed'Ex and when I receive my card here in the US, a $45 USD bill ($62 CAD) always arrives about a week later in the mail. To be clear, I'm not talking about duties/tariffs... these don't apply because most cards are manufactured in the US. Fed'Ex is simply charging for their brokerage efforts. It's especially frustrating because I already paid for shipping. In a recent example, I bought a card from Slabsharks and was charged $51 USD ($71 CAD) for shipping. So any thoughts on how to avoid this as a US-based buyer of hockey cards in Canada? UPS is much more reasonable (only charges $10 for brokerage), but consignment companies seem to like shipping with Fed'Ex.