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09-04-2009, 11:43 PM
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#1 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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| 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  | 
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09-04-2009, 11:44 PM
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#2 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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no its not true
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09-04-2009, 11:54 PM
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#3 | | Cool beans bro
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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.
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09-05-2009, 12:04 AM
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#4 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by JordanLee  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?  | |
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09-05-2009, 12:09 AM
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#5 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by bobyu so i guess it depends if you're lucky that time or not then? | Pretty much; it's the custom person's discretion whether to charge you or not.
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09-05-2009, 12:17 AM
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#6 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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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.
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09-05-2009, 02:06 AM
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#7 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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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)
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09-05-2009, 02:10 AM
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#8 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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what he said^ about the gift part. i ship and recieve stuff by usps/ canadapost all the time
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09-06-2009, 12:14 AM
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how much is ur stuff valued? They usually only charge people who bought something over CDN $100.
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09-06-2009, 02:06 AM
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#10 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
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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.
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09-06-2009, 02:15 AM
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#11 | | Banned (ABWS)
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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
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09-06-2009, 08:59 AM
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#12 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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things that come in through the EMS system is usually not taxed somehow.
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