Bauer & the ''can't ship to Canada'' issue

[17D1998 1]

Ok so I searched but couldn't find an answer(s). Places like Hockey Monkey won't ship Bauer products to Canada, right? What about sellers on eBay (Sauce especially, I'm seriously considering a pair of Maine 4 rolls)? And what if I still order, what happens? They will intercept my package at the border or they just won't let me pay for it? What about other brands like Easton or CCM, I know Warrior isn't a problem since I've ordered a stick for Xmas with no problem.

Lots of questions I know ahah

[dsjunior1388 81]

Ok so I searched but couldn't find an answer(s). Places like Hockey Monkey won't ship Bauer products to Canada, right? What about sellers on eBay (Sauce especially, I'm seriously considering a pair of Maine 4 rolls)? And what if I still order, what happens? They will intercept my package at the border or they just won't let me pay for it? What about other brands like Easton or CCM, I know Warrior isn't a problem since I've ordered a stick for Xmas with no problem.

Lots of questions I know ahah

Its not a legal issue from what I understand. Bauer doesn't want retailers in the US shipping their product to Canada, probably to circumvent the higher prices in Canada. Retailers won't risk their relationship with the #1 brand in the business by going against their wishes.

[Cams 7]

I think any official retailer is not allowed to ship to Canada. I think it's something to do with retail agreements and pricing structure. Hence, for example if Hockey Giant was selling a One95 stick for $75.00 in the US (which they are not), if you have a CDN address or credit card they WILL NOT ship, even though the same stick here would retail for $260.00CDN. I think this somehow is supposed to protect CDN retailers. Seems kind of silly. Mind you, I am all for helping out local CDN retailers, but wow.... some of the pricing differences really make you scratch your head.

[mfd1068 0]

Ok so I searched but couldn't find an answer(s). Places like Hockey Monkey won't ship Bauer products to Canada, right? What about sellers on eBay (Sauce especially, I'm seriously considering a pair of Maine 4 rolls)? And what if I still order, what happens? They will intercept my package at the border or they just won't let me pay for it? What about other brands like Easton or CCM, I know Warrior isn't a problem since I've ordered a stick for Xmas with no problem.

Lots of questions I know ahah

I just ordered some gloves from Sauce. At worst you might have to pay some duty and tax. They ship USPS so there are usually no issues.

[shotty 7]

sauce aren't an authorized dealer are they? i was under the impression they were a "team account" and bought units in minimums. if that is the case, dealer rules wouldn't apply to them, but on the same token, they wont get dealer pricing either!

the dealer agreement retailers sign with premium brands like bauer say they cant ship to canada because, as mentioned, it protects canadian retailers. these companies usually operate separately (bauer USA & Bauer canada, for example), and place their buys, manage their inventory and run their businesses differently. due to the differing rules and regulations and agreements that each country has with regard to foreign trade, there is a difference in price, the cost of doing business in each country is different and thus the margins will differ. in order to maintain the margins, the wholesale costs might be different, and the end user ends up paying more (trickle down effect). in addition to the differing costs of doing business at the manufacturing/distributing level, there are FAR MORE big box retailers in the USA than in Canada and they will qualify for much more significant booking and volume discounts than your average store in Canada.

this is just a loose, general explanation of price discrepancies, but in addition to that, it could also be a volume thing: say Bauer USA and Bauer Canada buy their own inventory separately... because of the mass difference in population between the countries, Bauer USA buys 1,000,000 totalone sticks and Bauer Canada buys 500,000, the USA entity may be getting a better deal from the get go on their products. OR, Bauer International might combine all the orders and do one large buy of materials and manufacturing, i'm not sure, just throwing it out there because some companies do business as explained.

as an aside, i've worked for brands that prohibit not only cross border shipping, but also internet sales (including auction sites like ebay) in order to maintain more control over what and how the retailer does with the goods.

[17D1998 1]

Just bought the gloves too. And no need to worry about duties and taxes, since it's USPS and not UPS.

[wrangler 157]

Just bought the gloves too. And no need to worry about duties and taxes, since it's USPS and not UPS.

I think you'll find the tax law applies the same, no matter which shipper you use.

[team50 20]

With UPS it's the broker fees that are a killer, not the tax/duty.

[MyBoxersSayJoe 134]

The exchange rate is 0.95 right now. Just adding that to the discussion.

[wrangler 157]

The exchange rate is 0.95 right now. Just adding that to the discussion.

0.95 what?

[fcb51 0]

It's all about the grey market. Burton, as well as Bauer, and other brands are in exactly the same boat in their decision to stop shipping to Canada.

The grey market is the trade of a commodity, in this case hockey products, through distribution channels which, while legal, are unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended by the original manufacturer. - via Wikipedia.

[Chadd 916]

This has been covered dozens of times, no need for yet another topic on it. Especially given the amount of guesses and misinformation that seems to fill them.