EBAY: GPS35, OBDII reader, Radio Xtreme FM Tuner

**King_Aero** · 10-04-2005, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by taylor192

I'm bidding on the reverse camera, currently high bidder and in Ontario so hopefully I win it - US bidders beware, customs, duty, and brokerage must be paid on this item.

Well, I wouldn't say *must*. It has to exceed a certain value for starters.

**taylor192** · 10-05-2005, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by King_Aero

Well, I wouldn't say *must*. It has to exceed a certain value for starters.

For Canada its $20 or $60 is declared a gift, for the US I thought it was $0.50?

If you ship it as a 'gift' you can get around taxes/duty for the most part, yet you're only supposed to beable to declare 3 packages a 'gift' per year into Canada - I wonder what the US law is? The best bet I found was mark the package 'USED MERCHANDISE' - its never taxed into Canada, sometimes they charge duty - its the stupid brokerage fee that sucks and can't be gotten around.

Not trying to crap on your thread, just many international buyers are not aware of the rules and extra fees.

UPS/Fedex charge $35 CND min brokerage fee entering Canada, what's the fee entering the US? CanadaPost/Purolator charges $5 min and I've only paid $20 on an item that cost $1000, UPS would charge $55.

**King_Aero** · 10-05-2005, 06:25 PM

I hear ya on the UPS/Fedex charges. I've purchased quite abit from down south but now I only do if they ship USPS. I'm not sure what the differences are in law and whether NAFTA plays into this. If it did then there would be some similiarities I would imagine.