No duty, but GST, PST, and brokerage fees.
How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports
Since many Canadian Goners import US made stuff from the US, is there a Canadian duty on those goods? I was under the impression that US made goods are not subject to duty under the NAFTA agreement. Please, comment if you have direct experience. Thank you!!!
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If you ship via USPS there is no brokerage fee. Not quite right: There is a CDN$5 brokerage charge on any standard mail parcel that is charged with PST/GST, and a $8 charge on EMS parcels. Its just that for UPS and Fedex those charges are higher (starting at around $15 for packages above $20) and depend on the declared value. |
For completeness, here is the offcial Canada Post information: Canada Post "Handling fees" Thus $5 for standard and priority parcel, $8 fee for EMS (Express mail) parcels. There is no charge for items, where no duty, PST or GST is payable, i.e. items below CDN$20 are always free. By the way, the same is true for Fedex and UPS: There is no "brokerage fee" for items below CDN$20: UPS fee guide Oh, and UPS does not call these "brokerage fees" either but instead "Entry Preparation Charges" ;) |