Re: Canadian import duty (was: JBA V6 header Group Buy)

From: Ed Estoppey (98dakota@home.com)
Date: Wed Nov 24 1999 - 22:31:22 EST


i have written proof... i bought a k&n gen 2 from a guy on ebay for 200 usf,
it was about 300 cdn, plus i had to pay $39 cdn for brokerage fees, $17 cdn
for gst and $15 cdn for pst, so it cost me around 390 cdn by the time i got
it

Ed

Bob Tom wrote:

> At 08:47 AM 11/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >No kidding? Do you have written proof somewhere, or did they just tell
> >you verbally? That's something I'd like to have in writing for bringing
> >stuff across the border. It's always so much easier to find parts in
> >the U.S. Jason
>
> I think Ed is right Jason. It's just that the UPS brokerage fees
> (and the 15% tax on the cost of the item, converted to CDN $, and the
> 7% GST on the brokerage fees) make it seem that there's a duty
> charge.
>
> Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
> '97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.

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