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bobyu 09-04-2009 11:43 PM

Questions about Canada Post charges
 
Quick question guys, is it true if the other party who is shipping you an item overseas or from states and list the item as gift, Canada post or the border have no rights to charge you anything extra? I ordered something last week and i have to pay around 15% cost of the item to Canada Post:(

StylinRed 09-04-2009 11:44 PM

no its not true

JordanLee 09-04-2009 11:54 PM

Anything marked over 20$ Canadian in the customs forms CAN be taxed. This is true even if the person marks it as a gift or not. I say CAN because sometimes they dont care and just let it through.

bobyu 09-05-2009 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JordanLee (Post 6578450)
Anything marked over 20$ Canadian in the customs forms CAN be taxed. This is true even if the person marks it as a gift or not. I say CAN because sometimes they dont care and just let it through.

so i guess it depends if you're lucky that time or not then?:confused:

illcrashandburn 09-05-2009 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobyu (Post 6578467)
so i guess it depends if you're lucky that time or not then?:confused:

Pretty much; it's the custom person's discretion whether to charge you or not.

sexyaccord 09-05-2009 12:17 AM

customs charges are pretty random.
make sure the person in the status don't use fedex/ups, you will for sure get charged customs + huge brokerage fees.

cctw 09-05-2009 02:06 AM

no..for normal shipments..anything over $20 is taxed.

for gifts...anything with a value over $60 is taxed...the allowance is just higher..
(of course you may choose to put a lower value on it..and take the risk of being checked or the item being lost in transit)

jbsali 09-05-2009 02:10 AM

what he said^ about the gift part. i ship and recieve stuff by usps/ canadapost all the time

vibikki 09-06-2009 12:14 AM

how much is ur stuff valued? They usually only charge people who bought something over CDN $100.

misteranswer 09-06-2009 02:06 AM

The gift part usually requires something like a card that kinda says it's a gift. That's what I remember reading on the Canada Post website.

pandalove 09-06-2009 02:15 AM

my dad sent me a 1000 dollar laptop from hk and i didn't get tax via canada post
i think it depends on luck

hk20000 09-06-2009 08:59 AM

things that come in through the EMS system is usually not taxed somehow.


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