When you ship from US to Canada, you have to pay import duties (tolls, tariffs), if they apply (rarely). You also have to pay sales tax (provincial and federal), though, if value is lower than x, you may get exempted ($50 or $100, from what I have seen, very discretionary). If you use UPS they charge a brokerage fee, usually $80, just to verify that no duties are due. If the shopper has an agreement with Canada Post, the flat fee is $5 or $10, depending on the value. USPS used Canada Post on our side, so the brokerage fees are more reasonable.
On top of that most US vendors charge exorbitant shipping charges. It is often better to ship (free) to a border town (e.g. UPS store) and make a trip. Lately, the local stores offer quite competitive prices (e.g. Binnacle, Marine Outfitters or Ottawa Chandlery). Marek Ottawa ON Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of William Walker via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 5:52:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: wwadjo...@aol.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Re-sleeving winches I am not trying to be a smart aleck. Seriously wanting education. Your import taxes in Canada. Are those like tariffs? On everything or just some things. Inquiring mind.... Bill Walker CnC 36 Sent from AOL Mobile Mail ________________________________ On Saturday, March 17, 2018 mike amirault via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: There are no west marine stores in Canada. For a Canadian to pay US funds plus shipping plus import taxes plus brokerage fees is out of the question. Thanks anyway. I’ll do my shopping at the Binnacle. Mike Amirault C&C33ii Lovely Cruise SMSC _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C420ea7bef3a84113a0dc08d58c517ef6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636569204006369770&sdata=rccpQfBQdJNGW%2B6Kufp7ALoaXLiPCw%2BgWxvGFoX1mbk%3D&reserved=0>
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