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Tax customs US- Can

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helldiver
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Is there any tax or customs when you order something from US - Canada(BC)?
In this case it´s ski clothes.

Any help is appreciated.
Sep 5 2009 12:41PM
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camohard
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Yes. Depending on who it is shipped through, there may also be other fees associated. I would anticipate GST + PST for sure. Likely no duties, possibly brokerage and/or handling fees (these will be reduced if you use US Postal Service, but not necessarily eliminated). I get things shipped to Point Roberts, as normally I can get free shipping in the US, and I know there will only be taxes on the items. The slight inconvenience is worth the certainty for me.
Sep 5 2009 1:50PM
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J.D.
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It's pretty complicated. There are a ton of rules, and sometimes the customs guys don't even follow them. It's safest to just assume that if you're paying more than 100 bucks for a shipment of anything from the US, it will be taxed. Might pay 10 bucks, might pay 25. I've bought hundreds of things from the US and it's a total crapshoot as to what will happen with a particular shipment.
Sep 5 2009 6:58PM
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ZavierV
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Yeah, it's best if you have some place to ship it to someplace close to the border.
Sep 8 2009 1:03PM
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