Don't you just love how they can screw you around. On the other hand I've had a few items with value of about $100 sail straight through into my mail box along with one $60 package marked gift. Seller sent it that way I didn't ask for it. But I didn't rush to the nearest tax office demanding that they take my money.
The rule is any mail package under $20.00 Cdn will not be charged taxes and the pain in the pocket book $5.00 Customs gratuity. It's so nice when they charge you money to charge you money and then tax the tax. Powell (hoping the Customs & tax guys don't read this) At 11:27 AM 08/05/2005 , frank wrote: > >I recently received a package from another country. Due to the nature >of it's contents, the sender wanted to insure it, and so declared a >value. I was charged Provincial Sales Tax and (federal) Goods and >Services Tax (same idea as Britains Value Added Tax). > >The item was clearly marked "gift", and indeed, no money or other >consideration changed hands. I was still taxed. > >"How can that be?", I mused. "How can you charge me "sales tax" on an >item for which there was no sales? > >"Because we're the Government, and we makes the laws, and we've >decided that we can and will charge you such taxes," was the essence >of the reply. "You do have the choice of not paying the tax. Of >course, you'll not receive your box and it will be returned to it's >sender." > >I believe that in Canada, goods under a value of something like $60
