Thanks for the info Jason! I'll give them a call today.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Jason Bleazard"" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message news:56493.199.64.0.252.1058544534.squirrel@janor.ath.cx... > > Josh Battles said: > > > > What's the deal with these duty free shops? I've never stopped at one > > before. The stuff is super cheap? The only duty free shop that i've ever > > seen was in LAX and they wouldn't let me into that one b/c i wasn't on an > > international flight. > > There's no sales tax, or any other taxes for that matter. Mostly you > notice the difference on things that are heavily taxed like alcohol and > tobacco. Too bad they don't sell gasoline :-). > > I'm not sure exactly what the rules are, but in general you're supposed to > buy the stuff there then immediately leave the country, use it only for > your own personal use, etc. Like I mentioned before, they have limits on > how much alcohol and how many cigarettes you can carry, and the limits are > based on how long you've been away, what country you live in, etc. > > I'd say check with Customs to be sure. Also remember that the rules will > be different for US or Canada. IMHO, the duty free shops are better when > you're leaving Canada for the US, in which case you'd want to check with > US Customs to see what you can bring back in to the country after being > away for less than a day. That's the way they have it set up... they > don't care what you take out, only what you're bringing in. > > It's interesting to note that the duty free is operated by Customs, so > they're interested in what country you reside in. Unlike Immigration, who > cares about your citizenship. This is only an issue for people like me > who are a citizen of one country and live in another. > > -- > Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario > his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white > hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black > > Didn't you read the disclaimer? http://www.they.com/disclaimer >
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