avoiding duty when shipping from US to Canada
 

I need to have an lcd projector shipped from the US to Canada...is there anyway I can have it shipped and avoid any duty fees?

Thanx

Probably not....but if you get it shipped by USPS you won't have to pay the brokeage fees UPS charges.

if you are purchasing it, legally you would have to pay duty on it.
you could always get it shipped to a northern US border address and then drive down, hide it in you car and try to sneak it back into Canada. I DO NOT ADVISE THAT THOUGH...

If you send it as a gift and with a very low value you might get it thru without paying tax... but that's fraud and if they get you you're fucked. Too risky.

Whats the % of tax you'll have to pay on it?

I dont know what the tax will be...7% GST? What kind of brokerage fees am I looking at?? any shipping experts please help, thanx

say its a warranty repair

send as gift

You sure can...depending on whether you "own" the item.

Fall Fedex and issue a pick up tag. Tell them you have something you own in the US and that they're returning it to you. You should NOT have to pay tax on something you already owned and paid tax on.

However, if you're buying this then you're SOL.

there will be the GST plus there could also be the provincial tax, depends what province you live in. and it will be based on the conversion from US$ to Can$

live in Alberta so no provincial tax

if buying from a supplier or store in the USA

have them ship it 2 someone in the USA, then have that person ship your gift or what ever.

I bought it used online...guess I can ask the guy to ship it as a gift

Almsot all legit sellers won't allow it.

I meant stores/merchants by the way ^

have it shipped as a gift so as to not incur commercial brokerage fees. Since it's uses, attach a low, but reasonable value to it.
NEVER use UPS. They make it easy for the us seller, but the Canadian purchaser gets heavily dinged for their 'services'.

All you should pay is, the tax on the item cost. To aviod brokerage fees, you need to clear the item yourself instead of letting the shipping company do it.

There is a lot of bad advice in this thread. Pay the 7% on the ACTUAL amount that you paid for the product. If you screw over CCRA and you get caught, they have a very long memory.

I bought something through Ebay once and the seller shipped it as a gift and I didn't have to pay anything. I never asked him to do that, he just did. Other things I've bought from the U.S. have cost almost as much in brokerage fees as their purchase price. Depends on the item I guess.

When you're dealing with something as expensive as a projector just do it the right way and pay the fees. No sense in getting fucked over.

Listen to Shemp, he definetely knows his shit. I completely agree with him.

DH

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thanx guys...if I get this guy to ship it as a gift how could I possibly be "caught" what if I buy it as a gift for someone else?? Like maybe my mom, shes always wanted one of these bad boys:1orglaugh

Listen to Shemp and pay the fee's.
They can't be that much.

they are enough to make it not worth buying...I have ended up paying almost double for things in the past and its total BS