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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt
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Originally Posted by Bu-Tang
Just picked mine up from UPS, I was charged 72.86CND for customs charges by UPS, seems every product I purchase for the FRS some how finds a way to leave a sour taste on my mouth, I wish I could have chosen USPS as a shipping method. I once ordered a $800 Cerwin Vega surround sound system and I paid 60CND for customs charges which to me is fair, but 72.86 on a $280 purchased is BS.
Installing the intake tonight, I have no bog issues or any issues with my FRS in relation to engine, I will post a video and feedback tonight!
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Dude challenge that! the product is made in america, NAFTA states you should only have to pay your provincial and government sales taxes on that, being from Alberta you should only have to pay 5% GST! that would be like 15 bucks! |
He cannot "challenge that". He will lose. Yes, you are correct that NAFTA states because the product is made in the USA, he does not have to pay duty on the products, however, because they shipped with UPS, he does in turn have to pay brokerage on the item.
The item was valued at $260, for items between $200.01 to $350.00, the fee is $45.60, in addition to the brokerage, UPS will also charge $4.25 for the COD to collect the funds at your door. One more fee, invoice integrity, that's $5. On top of this, he needs to pay the tax for those fees, $2.74
We're almost done. Now he still has to pay his portion of the tax, which is the price of the item 260USD, at 5%, and this also needs to be converted to CAD prior to the tax calculation. For the sake of this, let's just say he was lucky and the dollar was at par the day off.
Summary:
$45.50
+$4.25
+$5.00
+$2.74
+$13.00
= $70.24
The $2 off is likely due to the exchange rate.
Summary of the story? If you are shipping from the USA to Canada, please do Canadians a favor and ship with USPS. All of those fees listed above? He would have been charged a flat $5 fee, and tax.
TLDR; Use USPS to ship to Canada.