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Old 03-30-09 | 03:18 PM
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Default i hate Canada custom!!!!

i ordered a few parts from sewell a while ago, they shipped via Fedex.
2 weeks later after i received all my parts, Canadian custom sent me
an invoice for the tax payment and brokerage fee. My total value for the parts is $515 usd, guess what? i have to pay $180 cnd tax on that!

i couldnt say a word when i got that invoice. crazy!
Old 03-30-09 | 03:23 PM
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that sucks...
Old 03-30-09 | 03:46 PM
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515 usd = 650 cad x 12% tax + 8% duty + $50 Fedex brokage.
yes the $180 cad is about right.
Old 03-30-09 | 03:58 PM
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yup... i know how u feel man..
Old 03-30-09 | 04:01 PM
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im in Ontario, so its 13% tax
Old 03-30-09 | 04:03 PM
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you should have told them to ship through USPS or pick them up at the border if that's feasible
Old 03-30-09 | 04:16 PM
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Yeah ship through USPS or if you go with UPS broker the package your self when it arrives.
Old 03-30-09 | 04:20 PM
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Its alright man.. All of us know how you feel
Old 03-30-09 | 04:23 PM
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wowww that really sucksss
Old 03-30-09 | 04:29 PM
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I've figured out that it is more expencive to order something being shipped from Seattle than to drive down there and get it my self (and yes I accounted for exchange rate as well as the time + gas)

What I do now ... shop state side or order things to a mail box just on the other side
Old 03-30-09 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Faymester
What I do now ... shop state side or order things to a mail box just on the other side
Now that's the way to do it A trusted friend on the other side of the border!
Old 03-30-09 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by A1Lexis
Now that's the way to do it A trusted friend on the other side of the border!
im gonna do that next time for sure, i dont want canada custom to rip me off again.
Old 03-30-09 | 05:47 PM
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Damn I feel bad for you canadians.. taxes and more taxes.. ouch
Old 03-30-09 | 07:53 PM
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Yup! It stinks being Canadians sometimes.
Old 03-30-09 | 08:01 PM
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I ordered my GFX kit from Sewell I just got it shipped to a friends place in Buffalo and went and picked it up. No problems with customs they didn't really ask about my kit. I guess I got lucky...


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