Now, now... you know Brad and his parents have lots of Important Connections and Friends in High Places, as he's reminded us on several occasions, so I'm sure this won't be a problem. All he has to do is make a call...
:) chris On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote: > Anything else you'd like your friendly customs agent to know....... > > Otis Wright > > Brad Dobo wrote: > > > Mine is being sent marked as 'gift'. I've done this with computer parts > > before across the border, and don't pay for anything but the price to the > > seller. > > > > Brad. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andre Langevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 3:37 PM > > Subject: Re: Re: My first Ebay!!! > > > > > > > > >what would be the Canadian Customs fee's on something like this? > > > > > > (Talking about a 600$ US item) > > > > > > No custom fees if it is written that it's a used item, but, as > > > always, you'll have to pay GST and provincial tax (if applicable), so > > > 7% GST plus 7-8% depending on the province (if applicable), plus 5$ > > > brokerage fee. This is the cost if sent BY MAIL. UPS and FedEx > > > charge a lot more for brokerage fees. On a 600$ item, I guess it > > > would be easily over 100$ can, only for brokerage. > > > > > > You can also ask the seller to insure it for only part of the value > > > and you'll pay less on taxes. The way I see it, the cost of > > > insurance is not really the few dollars you pay to the seller but the > > > taxes you pay to canadian government. Understand what I mean? > > > > > > Andre > > > -- > > > > >
