hey guys. i wanna buy something from the net ($500.CAD from the US; i can only find it there), and i wanna kno wut the canadian gov. charges u for having it shipped to u? like customs or wutever it is. is there like a percentage or flat rate?
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: On one of Peterman's adventures
if you're buying off a person, get them to ship it as a gift and skip all the customs charges
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Feb-17-2005 04:30
amb_
Crisis in Clubland
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Waterloo
quote:
Originally posted by Sly_Guy
if you're buying off a person, get them to ship it as a gift and skip all the customs charges
That designation is not possible anymore.
Taxes are applicable (both provincial and federal sales tax), plus tariffs, depending on the nature of the goods. The pertinent information can be found on the Canada Border Services Agency website at the following link:
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by amb_
That designation is not possible anymore.
Taxes are applicable (both provincial and federal sales tax), plus tariffs, depending on the nature of the goods. The pertinent information can be found on the Canada Border Services Agency website at the following link:
Yeah. Have them declare a very low value, if possible.
Feb-17-2005 05:33
amb_
Crisis in Clubland
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Waterloo
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
Yeah. Have them declare a very low value, if possible.
You'll screw the pooch for insurance coverage that way, not to mention the legal implications of such fraudulent activities.
Bottom line is that most commercial freight companies (UPS, Fedex, and others) require a commercial invoice and any applicable customs forms be completed and included with the waybill before shipping. This speeds up the process with the customs brokerage involved in the shipping process... the invoice declares the value of the goods being shipped and also must match the insured value of the shipment.
It's never wise to ship items of such value without insurance.
Feb-17-2005 05:48
Surreal JRS
Balearic Sunset
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Kicking it in Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by amb_
You'll screw the pooch for insurance coverage that way, not to mention the legal implications of such fraudulent activities.
Bottom line is that most commercial freight companies (UPS, Fedex, and others) require a commercial invoice and any applicable customs forms be completed and included with the waybill before shipping. This speeds up the process with the customs brokerage involved in the shipping process... the invoice declares the value of the goods being shipped and also must match the insured value of the shipment.
It's never wise to ship items of such value without insurance.
I purchased a brand new Cisco Catalyst 2950T-24 switch for my house (yes I'm a geek, but being able to do things like layer-3 filtering and QoS on your switch is friggin HOT!).
Anyway, I had the vendor ship it to me as a replacement part. Didn't cost me a cent extra, and had full insurance.
Feb-17-2005 05:56
amb_
Crisis in Clubland
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Waterloo
quote:
Originally posted by SurrJRS
I purchased a brand new Cisco Catalyst 2950T-24 switch for my house (yes I'm a geek, but being able to do things like layer-3 filtering and QoS on your switch is friggin HOT!).
Anyway, I had the vendor ship it to me as a replacement part. Didn't cost me a cent extra, and had full insurance.
I'm calling Dudley Do-Right!
And again...
that never ceases to amuse me... simple minds
Feb-17-2005 05:59
Surreal JRS
Balearic Sunset
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Kicking it in Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by amb_
I'm calling Dudley Do-Right!
mmm those cable distribution troughs at the bottom make me tingle.
yay for thread hijacking
Feb-17-2005 06:15
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
HAY GUYZ IS THAT A INTARNET VENDING MACHEINE??!!LOLOL!!!!11
Feb-17-2005 08:03
Transmotion
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Toronto,Canada
i bought something online for 600US ,after the package came to me,2 weeks later came letter from DHL about some taxes i didn't paid ,never paid those 150CAD .