Customs fee's

cwatkins · #1 03-21-2012, 08:16 PM

It all comes down the whether you're bringing it across the border personally in your own vehicle, or whether it's coming over via courier/post office/broker.

The un-official general rule of thumb is a border guard will let you back into Canada with up to $200 of goods per person in the vehicle, even if it's only a couple hour trip. (This is my own personal observation and may just be a long running random coincidence).

I've brought over a lot of tank gear from my mail pickup place across the border. Vortech pumps, Apex controller, etc.

It helps when the whole family is in the vehicle

P.S. Always be honest and declare everything. Don't try to hide anything. Usually I just declare it in a lump sum and the border guards are usually good with that.

Wilioli · #2 03-21-2012, 10:05 PM

hey thanks for all the prompt replies! I should have been more specific -- I meant courier/shipped goods.. So example of the hongkong led's... I've heard things like after taxes/duties/fees ur paying DOUBLE! If it's just gst/hst then im fine with that, for sure!

subman · #3 03-21-2012, 10:27 PM

my experience has been most things ive ordered from China have been delivered ems (canadapost) have gotten through with no duty.

ups is outrageous with duty fees. (last thing I ordered was a $35 go-kart sprocket and it came with $52 in duty and processing fees)

it really is a crap shoot when it comes to duty. If you feel like the deal is good enough spin the duty wheel sometime you win lol

Wilioli · #4 03-22-2012, 12:31 AM

wait $52 total, or extra???

subman · #5 03-22-2012, 12:58 AM

no $52 EXTRA!

I won't use UPS for any international shipping anymore the fees are crazy!!

Bryan · #6 03-22-2012, 01:29 AM

UPS Fees

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

subman · #7 03-22-2012, 01:48 AM

Thats all good. All I know is I paid more for UPS than the item!

I'm not alone paying crazy brokerage fee's:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...light=ups+fees

http://community.ebay.ca/thread.jspa?threadID=600012557

http://www.wonderclub.com/complaints/ups.htm

*edit (unless they have changed in the last year as I haven't used them in that time)

scubadawg · #8 03-22-2012, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan

UPS Fees

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

Here's a better one for UPS, if you ever have to use UPS, use over night or expedited, DO NOT USE GROUND.

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/pre-20...ees/index.html

scubadawg · #9 03-22-2012, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilioli

hey thanks for all the prompt replies! I should have been more specific -- I meant courier/shipped goods.. So example of the hongkong led's... I've heard things like after taxes/duties/fees ur paying DOUBLE! If it's just gst/hst then im fine with that, for sure!

If your buying from China, try to use DHL, they have a like a 8.00 or 10.00 customs fee, I have purchased a number of stereo piece from China and fees were reasonable.