Sending Equipment out of Country for Repair/Servic

Hi. I am a fellow Canadian. I had to send my cal audio labs processor to Arizona for repairs. I did not have to pay duty or taxes to get it back. Since the unit was still under warrenty, I paid for shipping there and they paid for shipping back to me. When I sent it I wrote down on the form that it was for repair.

This is not really answering your question, but there are so many great Canadian audio companies (Sim, Bryston, Classe, Totem, Magnum Dynalab, etc); I might be tempted to stick with those.

Hi Acheung

Did your dealer handle all the shipping arrangements or did you personally(without dealer involvement) deal with the company yourself?

Thanks for your response so far!

Hi Steve

You're right, there are a lot of great Canadian audio companies but it's all about having choices. I don't want to feel restricted as I peruse all the for sale ads here on this great site.

You know what they say about the grass always being greener on the other side :-)

HI
Oddio I totaly agree regarding your comments about choices.
If I like a certain brand ,I'll buy it whether or not it's made in Canada.USA has 10 to 1 over Canada the number of High-end brands to choose from.Now I live in Toronto,and every time I "import" used or new Audio equipment I (we) have to pay the tax.But it makes sense not to have to pay two times taxes on the same item when it needs to go back for repair. Item 'x' gets imported and taxed upon entering the country ,then if it goes back for repair and then re-enter the country it is looked upon differently.After all it was taxed once. Thats my opinion though.
Soon I will have to service my broken(received that way) Audio Research DAC-3 .I am waiting to hear from FED-EX at the moment.
I will find out what the procedures are!If I am asked to pay tax for a second time I will raise hell,thats for sure.
Cheers.