That doesn't sound right. If the item is coming from Canada to the US then Canada customs isn't involved other than they might look at the customs form but otherwise I haven't heard of any taxes or duties levied by CCRA for stuff LEAVING Canada. I'd ask the seller to present more details on the exact nature of the taxes, etc sounds like they made a mistake on shipping charges or are trying to scam you.
Canada customs does charge on items coming into the country and it seems that it is subjective. I have been hit with charges on items $15 and higher on items shipped via the post office. Chargers are GST and PST plus $8 handling fee. >Hello Everyone, > >I'm getting (yet another) bit for my Mac shipped from the Great White >North. >Hurrah! However, all is not well... > >Suddenly, the shipping estimate the seller furnished me (you'd better >believe I asked in advance...) isn't enough. The phrase "possible >customs' >cost" is being used in an effort to (dare I say it?) get more money out of >me. <sigh> > >I'm sure that list members have shipped Mac-related peripherals, etc., >down >here, so I'm wondering: when stuff ships from Canada to the US, at what >"minimum value" are customs charges levied on the goods? I'm also >wondering >how the worth of something is calculated. This comes into play here >because >I won the item off of ePay for a whopping one cent. Of course, I'm >guessing >that a given item's value for customs purposes is not based on what was >actually paid for it, but what, say, an objective third party would assess >its value as. > >Regardless of what I paid, the value of this item can be confidently given >as $25 US. With that as a working number, would customs charges be levied >on it? From my past (albeit limited) experience, I'm guessing the answer >is >"no." However, I'd be grateful for any information the list could share >to >help support this assertion (or refute it, if it doesn't hold true). > > >Best, > >James Fraser > > > > >-- > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > -- Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
