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Re: S@H duties??
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Date: 
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:19:58 GMT
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"Jeff Jardine" <jwjardin@diespam.mccain.ca> wrote in
news:H20yn9.1xD@lugnet.com:

> In light of the recent announcement in .technic (reissue of 8460!),
> I'm planning on placing my first S@H order in a long while.
> 
> Here's some of the small print on the S&H page:
> 
> "In placing your order, you authorize LEGO Shop at Home to appoint a
> Canadian customs broker to act on your behalf to obtain customs
> clearance of your merchandise and remit applicable duties and taxes
> to Revenue Canada. Amounts received by LEGO Direct for duties and
> taxes are accepted on your behalf, for the broker."
> 
> I expect to pay taxes, but not duty.  What happened to free trade?
> Has anyone recently placed an order and had to pay duty?
> 
> Jeff J

I haven't had to buy any Lego from the US yet, but I often buy items for
my other hobbies. If you get charged ANY amount of duty, you can also
expect a $5 handling charge tacked on. I find it extremely annoying to
be dinged $1.50 duty, but it costs me $6.50 to pay it.

I don't understand the purpose of duty anyway, I already pay exchange
and then taxes on top of it. Who is the duty for? I tried to find out
once, but came up empty.

PS, my first ever post to Lugnet. Hi all.

--
Rick S.
Calgary, Alberta
rick-sam@shaw.ca



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In light of the recent announcement in .technic (reissue of 8460!), I'm planning on placing my first S@H order in a long while. Here's some of the small print on the S&H page: "In placing your order, you authorize LEGO Shop at Home to appoint a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)

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