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Shipping large speakers to Canada from US

What are the cross border issues in shipping/transporting Canadian mfg. speakers back across the border to Canada? I bought the speakers, made in Canada, factory direct and had them shipped to US. I am now selling same speakers, and have prospective buyer in Canada. I may transport the speakers across the border myself and avoid a shipper. What are the likely border issues, questions, etc. that I may face?
Any information is appreciated.
Thanks
sharri

Showing 3 responses by fyneplace

fyneplace
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Sharri:
My best bet on this, if you are delivering yourself, is that you will have to pay the GST and PST taxes at the border. Get a receipt and recover the cost from you buyer. Do advise your buyer ahead of time of this possibility, however. Other than this, there should be no major problem at all.
Good luck
Jeff
fyneplace
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Rqd:
Never thought about having the buyer at the border. Brilliant!
Jeff
fyneplace
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Coryc:

I haven't checked the website (poor homework on my part), but with NAFTA, there should be no duty, only the sales tax.

Sharri, do your buyer a favour and keep the declared value low! Buyer will pay around 15% on declared value.

Jeff
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