Date:         Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:52:33 -0600
Reply-To:     don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
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From:         don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: shipping to Canada
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Good advice> Also label as antique car parts. Duty free.

On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 02:25 PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> Canada Post charges a flat $5.00 CDN handling fee, on top of what ever
> the
> shipping charges are.  I believe this is less than FedEx, UPS, etc.
>
> Shipments with a value of less than $20.00 CDN are not subject to any
> duty
> or taxes.  Gifts under $60 CDN are also duty and tax exempt.
>
> For shipments over these values, the receiver must pay GST, PST, HST as
> applicable for each province.  No PST in Alberta :)
>
> I believe auto parts can be subjected to a duty (up to 6% I believe)
> but I
> have never had this happen to me.
>
> Typically, USPS - Canada Post is the cheaper way to go.  Keeping the
> declared value low, but still reasonable, will minimize the taxes.
>
>
> Kevin
> Calgary, AB