The big producers of baby jogging strollers realize that the largest market for their products is the USA consumer – and as a result they focus their efforts on establishing retailers that cater to the American market. That is why is it so easy to find a wide array of US retailers on the world wide web that aggressively sell baby jogging strollers.

Moms and dads in Canada want to be able to get the jogging stroller that they want and at the same time be able to save money. At first glance, it appears that purchasing a jogger from an American online store will allow them to do just that – save money and get the best stroller for their family. It is not that simple.

Folks in Canada can easily find a good, solid US based retailer on the Web that sells the item that they want, but it is much more difficult finding one that will ship the item to Canada. If you find one that does indeed ship to Canada the add-on costs of shipping the stroller to Canada and getting it across the border can be very costly.

For example, you can find a really good jogging stroller on-line at a price of $279. To ship the stroller to Canada will cost an additional $60. Add to that the custom clearance charges of $60 to get the stroller over the border, and then add another $22 for duty charges.

You might now be thinking to yourself – this might not have been a good way to get your stroller. The total cost in our example is the $279 price, plus $60 extra shipping, plus $60 custom broker fees, plus $22 duty for a grand total of $421. That`s 50% more than the original price.

The retailer in all likelihood wants to treat you fairly. They probably don`t ship many products to Canada so they will not know that the Canada Revenue and Customs agency will require the duty payment from you of $22 before the stroller is delivered to you. Your retailer also will not realize that a custom broker is involved in clearing the item across the border. The way that the broker company works is that they charge the broker fees to the shipper (Fedex for example). The shipper will invoice you for the $60 broker fee before they make the delivery.

You can still get the stroller that you want, get it shipped to Canada and not be gouged for all the extra costs. Find Canadian retailers on the internet that have the costs of shipping to Canada, and the custom brokerage, and the import duty already included in their prices.

Your goal should be to get the stroller that you want and know at the time of purchase what the total cost would be. No surprises! There are Canadian stores on line that sell really good, top quality baby joggers and the prices can be found as little as $279.

So Canadian shoppers with a bit of searching on the internet can buy the jogging stroller that they want; and save a whopping $142 and eliminate all the unexpected headaches and hassles.