Skate shipment from USA to Canada

[AZDevil09 0]

Sorry in advanced if this is in the wrong place. Has anyone had any experience with shipping skates, or any products, to Canada from the US? What is involved from a customs point of view? How is the duty and GST paid? Can I pay for the shipping and require the duty and any other fees to be paid for by the buyer prior to being delivered?

[rtwng20 0]

Sorry in advanced if this is in the wrong place. Has anyone had any experience with shipping skates, or any products, to Canada from the US? What is involved from a customs point of view? How is the duty and GST paid? Can I pay for the shipping and require the duty and any other fees to be paid for by the buyer prior to being delivered?

Check out ups website there are forms you can download.

[stevo_323 0]

Sorry in advanced if this is in the wrong place. Has anyone had any experience with shipping skates, or any products, to Canada from the US? What is involved from a customs point of view? How is the duty and GST paid? Can I pay for the shipping and require the duty and any other fees to be paid for by the buyer prior to being delivered?

Do NOT use UPS or FedEx, if you do the guy recieving the package will get hammered with taxes and duties. Use USPS and the buyer will be happy. I live in Canada and I dont deal with someone who wont ship USPS

[dayroc 0]

Use USPS.

FEdEX and UPS will charge duties.

Though, even with USPS it is a hit or miss.

And on the website you can print out a shipping label.

[AZDevil09 0]

thanks guys. So I can just pay the postage and the recipient will have to pay the duties and taxes?

[stevo_323 0]

thanks guys. So I can just pay the postage and the recipient will have to pay the duties and taxes?

with USPS you pay the postage and the recipient wont have to pay anything.

[althoma1 575]

with USPS you pay the postage and the recipient wont have to pay anything.

That's not true in all cases. Sometimes USPS packages will be hit with an $8 customs fee plus any brokerage and taxes, but a lot of the time it'll go through with no charges (especially if the value is low and/or the item is marked as a gift). With UPS and Fedex ground they charge huge brokerage fees (around $40) every time along with tax and possible duties. Apparently brokerage is included with their Air or Express services, but of course it's much more expensive to ship this way. Bottom line - use USPS. If there are any duties and tax the receiver will pay, but it'll be more reasonable than UPS or Fedex.

[Chadd 916]

with USPS you pay the postage and the recipient wont have to pay anything.

Only if you lie about the value and that's mail fraud.

[Shayno 1]

Do NOT use UPS or FedEx, if you do the guy recieving the package will get hammered with taxes and duties. Use USPS and the buyer will be happy. I live in Canada and I dont deal with someone who wont ship USPS

+1 Use USPS......much easier and cheaper! Don't even think about UPS or Fedex....was burned by UPS!!

[stevo_323 0]

Only if you lie about the value and that's mail fraud.

what are you talking about? all you do it write the value and pay the insurance to cover it, they dont even charge much for insurance anyways. you dont have to lie about anything

[wrangler 157]

what are you talking about? all you do it write the value and pay the insurance to cover it, they dont even charge much for insurance anyways. you dont have to lie about anything

I believe he's talking about lying to Revenue Canada, to evade tax, by falsely declaring a low value on the shipment.

[stevo_323 0]

I believe he's talking about lying to Revenue Canada, to evade tax, by falsely declaring a low value on the shipment.

thats what I took it as as well. but hes wrong, you dont need to put a low value on to save the recipient from paying upon accepting the item

[Chadd 916]

thats what I took it as as well. but hes wrong, you dont need to put a low value on to save the recipient from paying upon accepting the item

When did that change?

[wrangler 157]

thats what I took it as as well. but hes wrong, you dont need to put a low value on to save the recipient from paying upon accepting the item

I thought that there was a tariff or excise tax (or some kind of tax) due on import of goods over a certain value.

Or perhaps you mean simply what you stated -- that you don't have to pay the tax upon receipt of the goods -- even though you'll still have to pay the tax.

EDIT: From what it says here, if the value is over $20 CDN, the mailman will want to collect tax (GST/PST/HST or whatever).

[Jordan 13]

HST aside...you can get charged brokerage by the shipping company. That fee can be almost any amount, unbelievably there is no formula nor price schedule.

I have had none charged by USPS...but have been nailed by both Fedex and UPS

[wrangler 157]

HST aside...you can get charged brokerag by the shipping company. That fee can be almost any amount, unbelievably there is no formula nor price schedule.

I have had none charged by USPS...but have been nailed by both Fedex and UPS

Yeah, a lot of people seem to have been blindsided by that. It's always a good idea to get a price quote up front, when you're ordering a service, just like you do when you buy a product.

[Hradsky 1]

Several weeks ago UPS guy came knocking on my door wanting $86 in brokerage fees. I refused the package obviously, and they sent me a bill later anyways

Now you want to use USPS but keep in mind that the Canadian/Receiver will pay taxes (much more reasonable than UPS/Fedex) if the package has a value over $60.00. And when they do pay them, it's $5.00 + HST.

[wrangler 157]

Several weeks ago UPS guy came knocking on my door wanting $86 in brokerage fees. I refused the package obviously, and they sent me a bill later anyways

Now you want to use USPS but keep in mind that the Canadian/Receiver will pay taxes (much more reasonable than UPS/Fedex) if the package has a value over $60.00. And when they do pay them, it's $5.00 + HST.

From what I saw the tax (HST/GST/PST) is on purchases over $20, and gifts over $60, plus the $5.

[AZDevil09 0]

Thanks all. So can I send the package as a gift? Or is that just asking for trouble on my end?

[wrangler 157]

Thanks all. So can I send the package as a gift? Or is that just asking for trouble on my end?

Just tell the truth.

[stevo_323 0]

HST aside...you can get charged brokerag by the shipping company. That fee can be almost any amount, unbelievably there is no formula nor price schedule.

I have had none charged by USPS...but have been nailed by both Fedex and UPS

This is exactly what I mean. sorry if I was unclear. And for the record I have never had to pay when the shipped has used USPS to send me goods.

[Hradsky 1]

From what I saw the tax (HST/GST/PST) is on purchases over $20, and gifts over $60, plus the $5.

Yeah that's what it's supposed to be but they actually don't charge you for anything under $60, UPS, Fedex, etc. Will charge you for anything over $20.00 however.

[akhenat0n 0]

I never paid any fees with USPS (from hockeymonkey).... 6k helmet, oakley visor, rbk 4-roll gloves, etc.... and it wasn't marked as a gift.

Maybe I was lucky, but I ordered about 5 times in the last 6 months

[wrangler 157]

I never paid any fees with USPS (from hockeymonkey).... 6k helmet, oakley visor, rbk 4-roll gloves, etc.... and it wasn't marked as a gift.

Maybe I was lucky, but I ordered about 5 times in the last 6 months

Sounds like a disconnect between the law and its application; maybe a manpower problem.