Aha, welcome to the wonderful world of international mailorder! Assuming you're somewhere where they charge PST and GST: $408US = $490Cdn (Assume $1=$1.20) Tax @ 14% = $69 cdn Can. Post Processing fee = $5 cdn Total? $74 cdn It's worse if you use Fedex or UPS. They charge you a brokerage fee of $30 or more on top of the taxes. So much for NAFTA, huh? May I suggest a day trip to the US next time? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
tabe johnson/vancouver bc/87 westy
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:51:04 -0500 From: Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: dumb customs question Can anyone help me understand customs duties? I imported $408 US worth of parts from the US to Canada and got charged $74 in duties/taxes. There was no form on the parcel to indicate what the charges were. Is this typical? I was thinking about getting an engine from the US to Canada next year and I wonder if I'd face a big duty hit. Thanks Jeff |
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