I'm waiting (thanks to customs clearance) for a new toy (which, due to unforseen difficulties, may have to be sold almost as soon as it gets here *frown*). Via FedEx; there's GST only on it (I've verified this with a call to FedEx).
I've lately only been nailed, if at all, with GST and never any customs/duty. The last lens I bought via Ebay from the U.S. (135mm f3.5 M) for $50 US showed up with nothing at all charged via USPS/Canada Post. The last FedEx item I got from the U.S. (21mm Contax Biogon G) required GST as well. An item from UK via Purolator (35mm Contax Planar G) showed up with NOTHING required. It appears, depending on how it is shipped, where it is shipped from and who it is shipped with will create either a great deal of joy or pain for the Canuck buyer. Taxed to death (almost), Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brendan Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 6:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Customs for Canucks an easy way to get around it is put warranty on the box, works for car parts but every lens that came up from the states has been pinched. --- andre langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have about a 25% > >rate of stuff that gets mailed from the US getting > hit by customs, and > >this was one of them. Poop. > > > >frank > > High rate, maybe because you have you packets > insured, then have the > real value written on the green tag. For items > below 50$ I ask it > uninsured and suggest a low declared value AND for > the description: > "USED camera" or "USED parts". > > But I've seen a 10$ packet hit by the customs > (uncommon) and a few > $100 ones go go through it without being arrested > and fined. > > Andre > -- > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
