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Buying used, US to Canada, tax and duty?

I bought a used preamp off a private seller in the US. It will arrive in Canada shortly. My mailman said customs will determine the tax and duty. I was not expecting duty, is this true?
gelmhirst
amthanh
34 posts
 
Hello,

You will 7% gst and duty free tax as I know is 6% plus $5.00 Can handling fee on the products. I hope it could help.
HT
bigkidz
3,387 posts
 
Should have shipped it as a repair.
len7
6 posts
 
Thats real smart...recommending tax fraud. Hope the IRS is not reading this thread, looks like BigKidz will be first for up a full audit!
ig40
64 posts
 
BigKidz, Hope you are just joking around.... defrauding US and/or Canadian Customs is a serious matter. Not only will the merchandise be confiscated and additional duty be imposed, but the perpetrator of the fraud could face criminal charges as well.
wdhsvbgod
22 posts
 
I bought a NAD amp last year from someone in the US. Customs calculated GST on the Canadian dollar equivalent of the US selling price. There was no additional duty. This seemed interesting to me as I was under the impression that NAD was (is?) a British outfit. At any rate, being new to the whole "buying audio gear second hand via internet" game, I was totally unprepared for the whopping "brokerage fees" that UPS charged. From then on, I always requested USPS as the mode of delivery; if the seller balks at this, I walk (virtually speaking, of course).
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