Date:         Sat, 8 Dec 2001 16:42:28 -0500
Reply-To:     "pierre a. lachance" <palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM>
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From:         "pierre a. lachance" <palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Questions about crossing the border into Canada with rebiult
              engines to show and maybe sell
Comments: To: Robert Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET>
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Bob!

the only thing i have to say is that if you do call the cdn customs, try to
take the name of the agents you are talking to, after he  or they answered
all your questions...if they  do not want, at least his number...back in 97,
i bought a weekender 85 in florida; before going down to get the west. i
spent almost two hours talking to custom agents, in quebec city, also  in
lacolle on I- 87, where i was going to cross,  and even called  the us
customs in lacolle also... everything seemed ok, and i was prepared for what
they had told me. But when i drove back, the van was overevaluated by
2500.$cdn, had to pay a custom tax of 9%, as a german made van,  they had
forgot to tell me, Gst 7% and if you are unlucky, 7.5%, quebec provincial
tax, and they had also forgot to tell me that i had to pay a broker, 250.$
to fill papers that i could have easily filled myself??? i have never been
in south america, but that day, i really thought i was crossing to a
"corrupt" country,  where i had been living for 50 years ???

 but on the contrary,  you could also "fall" on a good guy or girl that will
understand what are your good purposes or intentions... of our days, i try
to always be legal,  i do not talk too much, but answer their questions
politely and directily!

good luck

pierre a. lachance
lac beauport, quebec