Re: Buying Macs outside Canada

The secret, unfortunately, is to not use UPS. They offer great service & shipping rates, but anything coming in to Canada seems to get their special Customs Clearance Paperwork/Admin charge of about $30 on top of whatever the 15% GST/PST (in Ontario) taxes on the landed Canadian value of the purch

Re: Buying Macs outside Canada

While we're on the subject I'll tell you how screwed I got one time. Before we moved to Montreal my Canadian girlfriend and I lived in California. We were going to Quebec to her parents for Christmas. I found some nice jewelry to get her for Christmas in a mail order catalog. There wasn't enou

Re: Buying Macs outside Canada

There is no sure way to avoid duty and taxes. Even if the item is used, you will still be liable for duty and taxes. Occasionally (as in Blue Moon and/or Hell Freezing Over time) the overworked boys and girls down at the customs office might be on their donut/doughnut break and overlook a chance t

Re: Buying macs outside Canada

How do you claim that it is used? Do you just pay the taxes when the package arrives? For instance what if you bought a used item from ebay and had it shipped to you? Mark > The only way to avoid such taxes is to have a friend in the US open up > the box and take it out so you can claim that it'

Re: Buying macs outside Canada

That's what I've been doing. I buy stuff and have it shipped to my parents. Then I get it when I visit or have someone bring it. I wish there were a better way. I got spoiled in California shopping on line. On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 01:44 PM, Justin Ramirez wrote: > The only way to avoi

Re: Buying macs outside Canada

The only way to avoid such taxes is to have a friend in the US open up the box and take it out so you can claim that it's "used". This way you don't have to pay as much in taxes. Justin On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 01:40 PM, Jim Freeman wrote: > I moved to Canada from the US six months ag

Re: Buying macs outside Canada

I moved to Canada from the US six months ago and have gotten warrenty service from Apple on an iBook, a Pismo, an ABS and an iPod -- all purchased in the US. But what about mailordering stuff from the US? Is there a way to avoid big taxes? Jim On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 10:54 PM, Mark Hu

Re: Buying macs outside Canada

On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 09:54 PM, Mark Humphries wrote: > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with buying new macs from US > sellers to > Canada. I have been told they don't ship to Canada and those that do > say the > warranty is not valid. Anybody else buying from the US in Canada? Any

Buying macs outside Canada

Can anyone tell me what the deal is with buying new macs from US sellers to Canada. I have been told they don't ship to Canada and those that do say the warranty is not valid. Anybody else buying from the US in Canada? Mark -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog