Date:         Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:26:00 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Canadians buying from US suppliers.
Comments: To: Earl Smith <earlsmit@ISLANDNET.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <1.5.4.16.19980426192625.1ddf122e@mail.islandnet.com>
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I order stuff from the USA all the time.  There should be no duty on
American, Canadian or Mexican parts because of NAFTA.  I got into a LONG
debate with UPS on this one.  I ordered a Techtonics exhaust for my 1980
Rabbit Pickup.  I got nailed duty on the parts.  UPS said that it was for
an import car.  I expainded to them that Oregon (Techtonics) is in the USA
and Westmoreland (Rabbit) is also in the USA... what is "import" about that?

The only thing that I ever pay is the 7$ GST and the 38% exchange rate on
my Visa.  Where possible go Postoffice so you can do your own brokering...
UPS will charge you what ever they feel like for the "service" of paying
the GST.

At 19:33 4/26/98 -0700, Earl Smith wrote:
>Lots of references to parts obtainable from the folks in business in the USA
>who are so helpful on the list.  Would like to patronize their services but
>what about the hassle of imports, duty, @#$%^&*| GST, shipping and the
>exchange rate?  Any of you fellow Canadians have first hand experience you
>can pass on?
>
>Earl from Sunny Sooke
>84 ex-California Vanagon
>
>

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