Ottawa FR-S

[Simon99]

Originally Posted by UMB FR-S

Possibly an extra 6% tax if it was manufactured outside of north America. Also they sometimes also don't charge the extra 6 so you could get lucky. When I went to pick up my strut bar I didn't pay any taxes as it was busy and he told me to just go ahead!

Think I got that JDM sweg going on, unfortunately


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[86gt?]

Originally Posted by UMB FR-S

Ya just have a made up receipt and have him sign if the price is quite unbelievable they might want to verify your price by checking your phone/ email for conversation. The reality is that if your not trying to lie to them you won't have an issue.

Well that couldn't be further from the truth! Did I not tell you about my 4 1/2 hours of interrogation, having my phone searched through and car torn apart last time I crossed over with a set of brakes from the ups store?

Efff that, I won't be crossing over again unless I have a damn good reason...

[pushrod]

You can avoid a lot of BS at the border by bringing a female with you. I've had a 100% success rate with this approach.

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by pushrod

You can avoid a lot of BS at the border by bringing a female with you. I've had a 100% success rate with this approach.

Why were you the one lifting your shirt?

[HeadBanger]

There's a tiny border crossing in Quebec. One lane. About 45 minutes max from mtl. The one you'd take to go to the Champlain Islands in the states. Just saying

[The_Understated]

Just to throw my .02 in here since I've done a lot of importing from Ogdesnburg over the last 3 or so years while I've been in Ottawa: As already stated, bring a signed receipt of the purchase which describes the goods in decent detail (not just "good wheels"... lol). Have the email trail/paypal transaction/PM conversation either saved to your phone or printed out for them to see. A lot of the officers don't really feel like muddling though webpages that load slowly because of poor service (also why you'll want to have them saved to the phone itself, service usually isn't great).

Depending on what you bought (small items, less than $100 total worth, that kind of thing) they usually just wave you through unless you're on their radar already... like me. Hence the next part:

I didn't prep like this the first time and ended up paying for it. I forgot the total paid, undervalued it as a guess to the worth, was told to show a receipt, and upon looking it up showed the officer the correct amount inside. Big no no. They didn't ticket me but did mark whatever record they have for me down there even though it was an honest mistake. Everytime I go through I'm asked to show valid receipts inside. regardless of who's with me.

Real point to all of this: Is it worth it? In my opinion YES, but only when the dollar is strong... lol, otherwise I just try to find the part somewhere in Canada, usually equal or slightly cheaper. Sit down and calculate what it'll cost for either option, shipped to Canada or to the UPS in Ogdensburg. Always assume the 13% tax, it's a good estimate to set expectations. As an example FS thread below, assuming size and weight of an OFT:

FS OFT TABLET OMG ONLY $500 SHIPPED US

$500 US = $650 CAD (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exc...ily-converter/)
Shipping to Canada: probably around $25-$35 CAD
Import tax: 13% for Ontario = $84.50 (on the $650)
Duty/Custom fees/brokerage fees (depending on carrier): ~$15-$30
TOTAL: $800 shipped to Canada

Or just pick it up yourself, declare it and cut out the shipping and duty fees, sometimes you get lucky and they wave you through anyways.

Caveat here is that the dollar sucks, so $800 shipped from the US is more expensive than just buying it new here (~$750 from Andre @Slick). If the dollar was better, hey you saved! Lol.

Keep in mind the example above is for something small and not really expensive to ship. Now do the same thing for something like a header or exhaust system. Push that $50-$75 saved to $100-$200 for bigger heavier items if you just get it yourself.

Post was a little long winded, sorry about that. Figure it might help someone out there, at least doing it the honest way. If you try to slip through, just be aware that if you get caught the consequences can be serious. From a fine to seizure of the goods and so on. But the part that sucks the most: continued searches/distrust afterwards for who knows how long.

[UMB FR-S]

Originally Posted by 86gt?

Well that couldn't be further from the truth! Did I not tell you about my 4 1/2 hours of interrogation, having my phone searched through and car torn apart last time I crossed over with a set of brakes from the ups store?

Efff that, I won't be crossing over again unless I have a damn good reason...

You just look like your up to no good chad

[AznKirby]

@HeadBanger is right about the crossing into Quebec. On top of that, I do believe they only charge you one tax when crossing in Quebec, as opposed to the HST. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I've read up in the RFD forums)

[HeadBanger]

That could be true. When I did my fall road trip she asked what I had. Maybe $100 worth of stuff, she just waved me through lol

[iJeff]

Originally Posted by AznKirby

@HeadBanger is right about the crossing into Quebec. On top of that, I do believe they only charge you one tax when crossing in Quebec, as opposed to the HST. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I've read up in the RFD forums)

I believe QC residents crossing into Ontario pay 5% GST so the same may hold for Quebec when it comes to Ontario residents?

[THE_FRS_KID]

Originally Posted by Ft86Chris

August 23rd, a sunday
Well in advanced, Some of us are itching for a cruise, a proper one. I have no specified route, just what I have been used to ( 509 - Calabogie )
I am curious who would be interested in doing so? I will post this in the forums as well, it has been a while since we as a group had a proper 86 cruise.
So, who would be interested?

I'm in, keep me updated.

[STIMAN]

Do we have a club logo/sticker/decal for ft86 owners in Ottawa? Or anything of the like?

[jvincent]

@Slick is our Ottawa club sticker guy.

[HeadBanger]

The most important question right now is what wheels is @Simon99 getting?