posted on January 14, 2001 07:51:21 AM new
Seeing as you asked.
Off the Canada Post website........
Insurance
Insurance is available from Canada Post to provide compensation for the loss or damage of mailable items if the requirements are met.
In Canada, mailable items can be insured except for the
following:
a.Publications mail items;
b.Bank notes and coins;
c.Stocks, bonds, coupons, and other securities negotiable by bearer;
d.Lottery tickets;
e.Jewellery;
f.Precious stones and manufactured precious metals;
g.Canceled or uncanceled postage stamps.
It should be noted that insurance can be purchased in conjunction with other products or services (e.g. COD, Priority Courier, Xpresspost, Expedited Parcel Service, Regular Parcel Service, Registered, Delivery Confirmation).
Fragile and perishable items can be insured for loss but not against damage.
To U.S.A. destinations,
insurance:
Can be purchased for all surface and air parcels up to a maximum of $1,000.00;
Cannot be purchased for Lettermail items (Letters,Postcards, Letter Packages, Printed
Papers, Small Packets and Literature for the Blind), except for Registered Mail; Cannot be purchased for items b) to g) shown in the list of items that cannot be insured in Canada.
To other international destinations, insurance:
Can be purchased for parcel post items up to the maximum identified for the individual
country in the Postal Guide;
Cannot be purchased for Lettermail items (Letters, Postcards, Letter Packages, Printed
Papers, Small Packets and Literature for the Blind) Cannot be purchased for items b) to g) shown in the list of items that cannot be insured in Canada.
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Notice they say "Loss or Damage"? Also, with regards to *Fragile* items. Off their insurance claim forms...............
Fragile or perishable articles are not insured against damage but are insured against loss
A fragile article is any item which by its nature or construction will not withstand normal postal handling however carefully packed.
A pershable article is any matter subject to deteriation due to lenghty transmission time or exposure to extremes of heat and cold.
In other words, don't ship a case of hollow Ostrich eggs to your uncle in NZ & then expect Canada Post to pay for their damage when some of them arrive broken.
I've been through this with the head
honchos at Canada Post many times & they are always more than happy to pay out claims if indeed the item was damaged because of excessive rough handling. Truth is, the majority of claims are due to poor packing on
the sellers end, and for that Canada Post will not reimburse you. Makes
sense to me & the USPS is no different.
As far as the USPS's rules & regs & fine print for Insurance, I'll leave that up to one of the US sellers.
A few months back Canada Post had put out some propaganda leaflets that mentioned Fragile items, and used *Glass & Ceramics* as an example. I called Canada Post & spoke with a rep & had Canada Post pull the leaflets.
If you look under Sec C Chapter 1 page 81 of the Canada Postal Guide, there is no mention of *any* items that are considered Fragile due to their physical make up or construction.
I told the rep that I've shipped Ceramic & Glass items that would withstand being dropped from a 3 story building. It's all in how you pack the item.
She agreed & said that Canada Post would cover insurance on *any* item that was damaged due to poor handling by the PO. If the box was severely damaged, they would cover the insurance no matter what was inside the box.
