Paying duty
- Thread starter Cobster
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Cobster said:
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It varies by product and which area of the country the feds are trying to protect. Did you get the 14% number by adding GST and Ontario PST?? . If so that is on top of any duty that is charged.
Again, it depends on what you're importing. For example, boats not made in N.A. are charged 9.5% duty, as well as PST and GST.
I'd like to know what they charge on Korean tires.
With very small items from eBay, it has been inconsistent. Sometimes there is no charge due on delivery, other times it may be GST+PST, but other times it seems LESS than 14%?? One time there was an additional $9.50 "handling fee" charged by customers for a package no larger than a box of pop tarts!
They ought to have a website with a detailed schedule that the agents go by so it doesn;t seem so arbitrary.
With very small items from eBay, it has been inconsistent. Sometimes there is no charge due on delivery, other times it may be GST+PST, but other times it seems LESS than 14%?? One time there was an additional $9.50 "handling fee" charged by customers for a package no larger than a box of pop tarts!
They ought to have a website with a detailed schedule that the agents go by so it doesn;t seem so arbitrary.
They have a big book the size of an unabridged dictionary called the Harmonized Tariff Schedule with the duty rates in it. It varies by product and by where the product was made.
ILOVETHIS said:
Unless you are a licenced importer you're not allowed to bring back more than the legal limit allows. ie: no more than 200 cigs or ?? litres after being away for more than 24 hrs ???.
There's a link on the CRA website that opens a PDF document that has all the various duties on just about everything. It is a little difficult to read as they have it broken down to some of the most obscure parts and assemblies.
I went looking for it but couldn't find it. I had a link to it but it has since changed.....
One trick to save money. Don't pay the provincial sales tax.
If you are near the Ontario / Quebec border, return at US boarder crossing that are on the Quebec side. The Quebec Gov. will not collect the provincial sales tax for the Ontario Gov. and vise-versa.
If you are near the Ontario / Quebec border, return at US boarder crossing that are on the Quebec side. The Quebec Gov. will not collect the provincial sales tax for the Ontario Gov. and vise-versa.
