shipping from us to canada...
26-Aug-2003, 11:50 PM
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shipping from us to canada...
hey Im getting a fone from the US. The guy will be sending USPS and marking it down as gift. For the insurance I dont know if he should put $300 as Im sure I will be taxed but its being sent to my po box what do you think?
Would I be able to get the tax back at tax refund? heh
Would I be able to get the tax back at tax refund? heh
27-Aug-2003, 12:00 AM
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Sent to your po box in Canada or the US? If its in Canada then, gifts are only duty free up to $60 in value. So if you insure it for $300, customs may conclude its worth $300 (or more) and you will be charged accordingly. You will also be charged gst and pst and a $5 handling fee by CanadaPost.
27-Aug-2003, 12:09 AM
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customs opens everything now, my mom just had a package shipped, marked that it was worth 300 dollars. well they opened it and appraised it at 5000 dollars, so they are now telling my mom that she must pay just over 1500 dollars in taxes i guess, or she won't get her package.
i thought you paid taxes on how much you paid, not how much it's worth.
hey astro, care to explain this?
i thought you paid taxes on how much you paid, not how much it's worth.
hey astro, care to explain this?
27-Aug-2003, 12:17 AM
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That depends. Say you buy something off ebay for $100. Its shipped and the sender declares on the package a value of $100. Great. Well if customs opens it and being the dumb ***** that they are, they might assess (sp?) the value to be say $1000. Well its there word against the sender, who are they going to choose?
Now if the sender included a print out of the ebay sale or paypal receipt or any business receipt, then your assessment should be on the value on the receipt. But with no paperwork confirming value, they may determine there own amount and use it.
All customs assessments can be appealed though. So you should tell your mom to get all the paperwork (receipts, visa statments, etc...) she can relating to the sale and appeal the valuation.
So ya, you do pay taxes on the amount you paid, if you can prove you paid that amount.
ps, get your *** to a wednesday night meet
Now if the sender included a print out of the ebay sale or paypal receipt or any business receipt, then your assessment should be on the value on the receipt. But with no paperwork confirming value, they may determine there own amount and use it.
All customs assessments can be appealed though. So you should tell your mom to get all the paperwork (receipts, visa statments, etc...) she can relating to the sale and appeal the valuation.
So ya, you do pay taxes on the amount you paid, if you can prove you paid that amount.
ps, get your *** to a wednesday night meet
27-Aug-2003, 12:27 AM
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alright thx,
what i noticed too
all bigger companies like UPS (this happens ALL the time) fedex and dhl, everytime u get a package sent from someone using that service u will have to pay tax for dhl they send u a damn bill hah
what i noticed too
all bigger companies like UPS (this happens ALL the time) fedex and dhl, everytime u get a package sent from someone using that service u will have to pay tax for dhl they send u a damn bill hah
27-Aug-2003, 12:41 AM
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i got an Intercooler shipped via usps shipped from the states.
I asked the company (they were small), and they shipped it from a personal address from me, not from the business and marked it as a gift.
Value was declared at 290 USD, and i paid 15 dollars total.
and that was just to the delivery guy, as a handling charge, think i got lucky. Never got dutied =)
BUt don't get anything shipped UPS, 180usd i paid 70 cdn duty.
I asked the company (they were small), and they shipped it from a personal address from me, not from the business and marked it as a gift.
Value was declared at 290 USD, and i paid 15 dollars total.
and that was just to the delivery guy, as a handling charge, think i got lucky. Never got dutied =)
BUt don't get anything shipped UPS, 180usd i paid 70 cdn duty.
27-Aug-2003, 04:32 AM
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Originally posted by Astroboy
That depends. Say you buy something off ebay for $100. Its shipped and the sender declares on the package a value of $100. Great. Well if customs opens it and being the dumb ***** that they are, they might assess (sp?) the value to be say $1000. Well its there word against the sender, who are they going to choose?
Now if the sender included a print out of the ebay sale or paypal receipt or any business receipt, then your assessment should be on the value on the receipt. But with no paperwork confirming value, they may determine there own amount and use it.
All customs assessments can be appealed though. So you should tell your mom to get all the paperwork (receipts, visa statments, etc...) she can relating to the sale and appeal the valuation.
So ya, you do pay taxes on the amount you paid, if you can prove you paid that amount.
ps, get your *** to a wednesday night meet
That depends. Say you buy something off ebay for $100. Its shipped and the sender declares on the package a value of $100. Great. Well if customs opens it and being the dumb ***** that they are, they might assess (sp?) the value to be say $1000. Well its there word against the sender, who are they going to choose?
Now if the sender included a print out of the ebay sale or paypal receipt or any business receipt, then your assessment should be on the value on the receipt. But with no paperwork confirming value, they may determine there own amount and use it.
All customs assessments can be appealed though. So you should tell your mom to get all the paperwork (receipts, visa statments, etc...) she can relating to the sale and appeal the valuation.
So ya, you do pay taxes on the amount you paid, if you can prove you paid that amount.
ps, get your *** to a wednesday night meet
hey, ill be there tomorrow!!! just chillax!!!!!
j/k
28-Aug-2003, 12:38 AM
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Pretty much your taking a risk of getting taxed and paying duties when you ship form the states. Either take the chance and if they **** you over just tell them to send it back to the sender. I am having an amp, wiring and a deck all shipped from the states and im praying they dont check the packages. I am having the stuff shipped via UPS as a gift with a value of $100. Hopefully they dont **** me over.
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