Joy, It is not complicated for you. The people at Bus Depot have to fill out a form/tag with the value of the item which is attached on the outside of the package. The one caution that should be taken is to have it shipped by USPS "mail" parcel post, NOT UPS or FEDX. There will be a broker fee with the latter services which may exceed the value of the goods. WIth the USPS it tranfers to Canada Post at the border, and you just pay your sales tax at the postal station, no duty on most goods. I have ordered stuff from Bus Depot and Vanagain while living in Newfoundland, so know the routine well. My trusted mechanic there has retired a few years ago so can't point you to him either. Cliff Stone, the business still appears on web listings but the phone number is now owned by someone else :( Good luck! Ted Theodore Hoekman thoekman@gmail.com 19 York St. Newbury, ON N0L 1Z0 (519)719-0342 Blog:http://Tedspassivesolarhouse.wordpress.com On 2012-02-07, at 9:18 AM, Joy Hecht wrote: > Hi folks, > > Well, my van's previous problems finally got fixed (the new air flow meter > did need to be adjusted, that was done, and a year of intermittent power > loss and engine dying is ended!). > > But now she's leaking oil and my mechanic said my valve covers are rusted > out. I see I can order them from Bus Depot (my mechanic can't get them in > Newfoundland and they don't order elsewhere), which I think should be > okay. But I was wondering whether there's any place to get them in Canada, > so I avoid whatever hassles might be involved in importing them. (I think > Frank Condelli is off in Mexico, so I can't get them from him.) > > If not, is there anyone in Canada who knows what's involved in ordering > parts from the US? I've never ordered anything mail order from the US. > Duties? Paperwork? Any idea how much the duty is? I assume this will > take ages to get, given how long all mail takes to get from the US to > Newfoundland, but that's manageable. > > Oh, and could someone please send me the Bus Depot vanagon discount code, > if it's still available? > > Thanks! > > > > Joy |
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