Anywhere in Canada to get DIY LED supplies?

[kookie_guy]

Originally Posted by deputy1234

Now you are correct with your information on duties but you've over looked one key factor. Cree LEDs are manufactured in the U.S.A. I believe most of the manufacturing is done in Durham North Carolina. Because of this the order from rapidled.com should qualify under the NAFTA. To qualify under the NAFTA, the following must apply:

1. The goods are for your personal use; and
2. they are marked as made in the United States or Canada or not marked or labeled to indicate they were made anywhere other than in the United States or Canada.

Yes you are correct. But there have been countless times where I've ordered something, and it clearly states made is USA all over it. Still got charged. When I tried to file a claim, there was so much paperwork and crap to fill out, that it simply was not worth the time and effort. Border service agents are also not well educated on the NAFTA stuff. As I've brought the big stuff over from my pickup location, showed them all the documentation that it's made in the US, and they said, "it does not matter, you are importing it into Canada and gotta pay."

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by kookie_guy

- - UPS charges something like $15 plus tax, and they want the money at the door, or no package for you.

Not quite.

http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shi...ration+Charges

If you can get away with using USPS you are better off unless you are talking high dollar items.

[Lego]

why not call some electronic wholesale companys. Might be supprised.

[nlreefguy]

Received the package today - did not have to pay a cent (for the duty or customs, etc...!) Thanks for everything, it all looks great. Will post a thread on the build in a bit (well, I'm quite busy so that may get stretched, plus the frag tank I was going to put these over just took a major nosedive due to my own carelessness!)

[kookie_guy]

Originally Posted by nlreefguy

Received the package today - did not have to pay a cent (for the duty or customs, etc...!) Thanks for everything, it all looks great. Will post a thread on the build in a bit (well, I'm quite busy so that may get stretched, plus the frag tank I was going to put these over just took a major nosedive due to my own carelessness!)

What kind of details did they put on the customs declaration slip? Description of goods/value/gift?

[Northernseacorals]

Most items that are sent though USPS make it though customs with no duty, with my own experience.

[davefrombc]

Here is another electronics supplier that handles high power LEDs.
They are a Canadian division of an American company.
http://canada.newark.com/

[Milad]

nlreefguy! what happened to the LEDs you bought from me? did you blow them up or something?

[nlreefguy]

lol no..... just haven't had a chance to do anything with them yet! Life has been so busy lately I haven't been able to do anything but work.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Not quite.

http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shi...ration+Charges

If you can get away with using USPS you are better off unless you are talking high dollar items.

and that realy isn't right all the time.

I ordered 19 bucks worth of LEDs from the us 5 years ago and when the UPS guy got to my door they wanted 35 bucks brokerage and import fees. so I refused the package then right away called the company and explained what had happened and asked them to resend them USPS. they came 5 days later with 0 for fees as they put "tester samples" on the way bill.

Steve