Buying from Canada

heiney9

It's been awhile since I've bought items from Canada. Is there any kind of duty tax or other tax associated with buying used goods person to person when I'm in the US and the seller is in Canada.

It seems a few years ago my brother had an issue with a hefty fee when he bought an amp from a person in Canada.

Thanks

H9

dorokusai

I've bought a handful of items from Canada and never noticed any extra fees.

FTGV

I buy from there all the time,never had any extra duty or brokerage fees added.:)

ViperZ

It's the other way around. When we buy the stuff from USA, most of the time we get screwed with hefty duty charges, especially if items are sent UPS or FedEx.

Get it sent via CanadaPost/USPS, make sure the item is insured, has tracking number and signature confirmation, and that's probably all you need.

TECHNOKID

The horrible gauging fees are their duty processing fees which usually would be encountered with new gear (I am talking 2 way street here). I stopped buying from part express because of that. However, with used gear it doesn't seem to be as critical and I think the key is to declare as gift when shipping. I was afraid to buy from CP FS but I tried my luck earlier this year with a used HDA2 and a slew of used HD DVD movies withouth any bad surprises as the packages were sent as gifts. However, with gear of greater value they might not fall for it. With new gear, I also think a key is if it is actually made in the Canadian or US, if sold in Canada / US but not actually made in the vending country you will be nailed however, I am not sure if it is applicable to used gear.

Cheers!
TK

heiney9

FTGV wrote: »

I buy from there all the time,never had any extra duty or brokerage fees added.:)

Fred, don't you live in Canada? Or maybe a province?

ViperZ wrote: »

It's the other way around. When we buy the stuff from USA, most of the time we get screwed with hefty duty charges, especially if items are sent UPS or FedEx.

Get it sent via CanadaPost/USPS, make sure the item is insured, has tracking number and signature confirmation, and that's probably all you need.

Maybe that's what I was thinking......I know my brother paid a fee, now I can;t remember if it was when he bought or sold to someone in Canada. It was several years ago so the facts are a little fuzzy.

H9

TECHNOKID

ViperZ wrote: »

It's the other way around. When we buy the stuff from USA, most of the time we get screwed with hefty duty charges, especially if items are sent UPS or FedEx.
Get it sent via CanadaPost/USPS, make sure the item is insured, has tracking number and signature confirmation, and that's probably all you need.

I think you really nailed it!

TECHNOKID

heiney9 wrote: »

Fred, don't you live in Canada? Or maybe a province?



Maybe that's what I was thinking......I know my brother paid a fee, now I can;t remember if it was when he bought or sold to someone in Canada. It was several years ago so the facts are a little fuzzy.

H9

UPS was the worse back then but FEDEX is even worse now! Bought some drivers from parts express and surprise surprise, FEDEX nearly doubled my purchase cost :eek: I would actually been cheaper to buy in Canada (Montreal).

FTGV

heiney9 wrote: »

Fred, don't you live in Canada? Or maybe a province?

Yes.

Viper is correct we get hosed by brokerage fees and duties with UPS and Fedex shipments from the US..

snow

The only problem ive had is the holding for inspection every so often it can take 6 weeks to run through the proccess.

REGARDS SNOW