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Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.ca
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Date:
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Thu, 12 Oct 2000 02:31:31 GMT
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SRC wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shipping, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > James Brown wrote:
> > > I've noticed lately (last 2-3 months?) that everything coming from
> > > the US has been tagged for GST. Have any other Canucks noticed this,
> > > or it is "pick on James" month at Canada Customs?
> >
> > Hasn't happened to me recently... it's definitely you they are after :-)
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> Maybe it's just us Albertans - the feds don't like that we don't have
> a provincial sales tax. :-) Seriously, I suspect it's because Kevin's
> stuff is below Cdn$50 in value and is coming from a private individual
> who is correctly taking the extra ten seconds to fill out that little
> green customs tag as contents being a gift of LEGO. Over $40 or $50
> declared value, and we get nailed. If it's a business shipment (instead
> of personal/gift which is what we're doing) from LEGO S@H, then the
> small $value gift exemption doesn't work. James is either getting some
> good sized persontoperson shipments, or is calling S@H too much. :-)
Most of the packages I receive are person-to-person and in the $20-$40
range. When I talked to my mailman last week, he agreed with me that there
seemed to be a much larger group of packages getting tagged by Customs
recently. <shrug> Maybe it's just Sherwood Park.
That's another odd thing - I don't have to go to the PO to get these anymore
- the mailman is bringing them to my door, and processing the payment. That
part is kinda cool, actually.
> As for the US govt. types not charging on LEGO heading south, I would
> want some more confirmation on that - it doesn't seem likely.
S'true. There is no duty on toys going up or down. What we're paying is GST
on stuff coming up, and of course, a $5.00 fee for the priviledge of having
it collected. :(
James
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