Order from the Us to Canada

desm0nd · Jan 5, 2009

I am ordering off livefromsunset.com and my order is around 213.00$ USD.

How much would I be charged at the border for duty?

I am not that experienced at ordering stuff off the internet.

How much should I expect for shipping? Its 9 tshirts..

Thanks for your help

nmoraitis · Jan 5, 2009

Taxes and duties will be close to 30%.

Bill Smith · Jan 5, 2009

If you are Canada, the sad news is you are going to be hit with 20% duty on the shirts along with PST and GST (or HST depending where you live) as for shipping that depends on the carrier.

Have fun....

Mildly Consumptive · Jan 5, 2009

Google is your friend:

Canada Border Services Agency

Ippo · Jan 5, 2009

Depends on which company they use to ship it. UPS generally charges a lot more duties than USPS does. UPS charges in the range of around 30%, and USPS about 20% or so if I remember.

likeitaloud · Jan 5, 2009

Assholes...Canada is all a huge scam. What is free market referring to? Commercial products?

nmoraitis · Jan 5, 2009

Originally Posted by likeitaloud

Assholes...Canada is all a huge scam. What is free market referring to? Commercial products?

We need the tax dollars to run our socialist empire and slag the US on our news shows like The Rick Mercer Report and Royal Canadian Air Farce. How else will we warn Canadians about the perils of Greedy America?

desm0nd · Jan 5, 2009

Am I able to have the place say its a gift or something to avoid taxes/duties..

Mildly Consumptive · Jan 5, 2009

Originally Posted by desm0nd

Am I able to have the place say its a gift or something to avoid taxes/duties..

You can try, but it is technically a crime.

nmoraitis · Jan 5, 2009

Originally Posted by desm0nd

Am I able to have the place say its a gift or something to avoid taxes/duties..

Yes, if marked as a gift and valued at $50 or less, you should not be dinged.

nmoraitis · Jan 5, 2009

Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive

You can try, but it is technically a crime.

Should I notify the RCMP?

likeitaloud · Jan 5, 2009

Originally Posted by desm0nd

Am I able to have the place say its a gift or something to avoid taxes/duties..

They won't agree to do it. If they get caught it's a seriously crime, and who knows maybe your job is to check these companies.

Man seriously Canada is a mess, you can't order anything unless you want it's incredibly overpriced (on top of how overpriced are high quality brands in US) and you can't buy it here since it's not for sale...

What the hell.

desm0nd · Jan 5, 2009

Well..

The price of each superdry shirt here is around 50$ a shirt and they are incredibly hard to fine..

Right now including shipping and duty/taxes, I am getting it for about 40$ a shirt which is still not a bad deal..

JimInSoCalif · Jan 6, 2009

I expect that the duty is the same regardless of how it is shipped, but UPS charges a high brokerage fee that many Canadians complain about and rightly so. I expect that other small package delivery firms may do the same. The Postal service (USPS) is the carrier preferred by most people I believe.

likeitaloud · Jan 6, 2009

Just curious do they actually open your parcels on the border? Why not claim shirts at 4$ each? It's not like they are fashion experts there.

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