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I've talked with Fedex alot about the form and whats required, unfortunately I NEED a SSN or tax number to pair with my shipment, or fedex will just return it back to Axiom...

I didn't have to fill outany form, my speaker purchase was a little over 3k

I don't know about your situation, but I know that Customs got involved with my A1400-8 because its value was over $2000. As for how to fill out the form without that information, I'm not sure, so yeah, try to contact Customs like Ken is saying.

Wow this is very frusterating

Our company sometimes uses these guys when we need something in emergency ASAP mode.

I honestly don't know if they deal with residential size issues but they have been very helpful to me in the past and don't seem to mind answering questions prior to being promised any business.


Canadian Custom Brokerage Services

Worst case, you waste yet another phone call.

thanks murph, they have a US customs section too. If it gets extreme we'll see what happens

Won't they just take the Canadian equivalent of an SSN? Or don't you have some kind of alternate US ID that allows you to work in the US (a green card number or something)?

Perhaps a passport number? or a visa?

Hutzal - this happened to me too (~$3K order) and it was entirely painless. FedEx can e-mail you the form, you fill it out and fax it back and never hear about it again. The way Axiom sets up the orders they are responsible for any duties on the items as they ship, but customs rules require that they track where the orders are going. I see little risk in asking a friend to provide their SSN for the shipment. (though I'm not an export/import lawyer, I'm just responding from my own experience)

Jason

PS: FedEx is just following government rules and covering their butts by getting it filled out... I don't think their process is nearly as airtight as they'd like you to think it is... While I was on the phone with their support desk arguing about what this form was all about and how I wanted my speakers ASAP (and they said there was nothing they could do), FedEx rung my doorbell and left half the shipment on the front porch... Fairly amusing... The other speakers showed up 2 days after I faxed the form.

I just talked to US Customs, seems since I have no SSN or tax number I need to pay duties on the shipment, I need to contact the port of entry and get an importer number assigned to the shipment. or have the shipment sent to someone with a SSN.

I am getting very annoyed right now...