question on ordering stuff

[sdeluca]

Hi i live in canada and when i order something from PFYC.com i have to pay the xchange ok thats ok but there is an duty charge and that very high $$$ Is there any site that is an canada site that i can get away from the duty charge??

[Gimli]

Depends what it is that you're ordering. Canadian Tire can get pretty much anything from keystone ordered in for you (catalog at http://www.driverfx.ca).

[sdeluca]

CAI,SLP,DHP stuff like that

[99GrandAMSE]

... you can probably find all of that in Canada EXCEPT for the DHP which is specific to that company ... you will also have to pay brokerage too on top of duty if PFYC ships via UPS :(

[sc02grandam]

there is no duty for car parts

you will have to pay 7% gst

and if shipping with anyone except USPS you will have to pay a brokerage fee.. UPS charges a rediculous amount... DHL charges only 5 bucks.. dont know about the other carriers

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by sc02grandam
there is no duty for car parts ...

AFAIK, new car parts coming from the States always had duty and brokerage applied to them ... atleast I have always been charged both ... in fact, my one and only order from PFYC initially cost just $300+ US and ended up costing over $700 CDN when everything was done :(

[Gimli]

Originally posted by sc02grandam
there is no duty for car parts

Only if the part was made in Canada, the US or Mexico AND IF it's clearly indicated on the customs documentation. It's part of NAFTA. If the part was made outside of North America there will be between 15 and 50% duty applied before taxes (both GST and any provincial tax).

Originally posted by sc02grandam
and if shipping with anyone except USPS you will have to pay a brokerage fee.. UPS charges a rediculous amount... DHL charges only 5 bucks.. dont know about the other carriers

My experience with DHL was just as bad as UPS (although I haven't received anything from DHL in about two years so they may have changed). I found that Purolator and FedEX were a lot more reasonable with their brokerage contracts (none of them broker the stuff themselves, they have exclusivity contracts with brokerage firms) but good old USPS (United States Postal Services) is always the best option.

[ec-nasty]

I have had some success with these guys. They were very helpful, over the phone. They are in Belleville Ontario. Give them a call and see if they can help you. http://www.creativecustoms.ca/Euro_Lights.htm
:)

[doobiess]

well i can tell you know that the reason why I buy stuff from EBAY is that I can get around this extra charge. What it takes is the shipper has to list the item as a gift and then all the duty charges are exempt.. and you only get charged the regular shipping. But as for the sites that sell parts as a business they cant do that since they can get nailed for it if they get audited so no buisness will do that for you. So if you buy a part on ebay ask the shipper if they can send as a gift.. and and if yes then that can save you a decent amount of cash

[sc02grandam]

Originally posted by Gimli
[B]Only if the part was made in Canada, the US or Mexico AND IF it's clearly indicated on the customs documentation. It's part of NAFTA. If the part was made outside of North America there will be between 15 and 50% duty applied before taxes (both GST and any provincial tax).



thats a very good point.. i forgot about that one.. (by the way, if you want to buy a car from the states the same rule applies)

[Gimli]

Originally posted by doobiess
well i can tell you know that the reason why I buy stuff from EBAY is that I can get around this extra charge. What it takes is the shipper has to list the item as a gift and then all the duty charges are exempt.. and you only get charged the regular shipping. But as for the sites that sell parts as a business they cant do that since they can get nailed for it if they get audited so no buisness will do that for you. So if you buy a part on ebay ask the shipper if they can send as a gift.. and and if yes then that can save you a decent amount of cash

That only works if what you buy is valued at less than 60$ by the customs guys. Plus they keep track of how many "gifts" you receive and eventually you can get nailed too.

[Old Guy]

Originally posted by Gimli
Plus they keep track of how many "gifts" you receive and eventually you can get nailed too.

No kidding?? So if I have family in Canada eventually they'd get nailed for duty? Looks like you're not getting many more gifts Kelly!! ;)

[Rayz]

Originally posted by Old Guy
No kidding?? So if I have family in Canada eventually they'd get nailed for duty? Looks like you're not getting many more gifts Kelly!! ;)

Tom I’m not sure if Canadian Customs will consider human excrement in a gift box constitutes an actual a taxable import. :)

[Gimli]

Originally posted by Old Guy
No kidding?? So if I have family in Canada eventually they'd get nailed for duty? Looks like you're not getting many more gifts Kelly!! ;)

It's not really the quantity they're concerned about, more like the number of "relatives" combined with frequency, value, etc.