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for anybody that has ordered **** from the US to Canada...what fees/how much do they rape us for at the boarder...obviously it depends on the value and what not...but can people give me some examples of what they bought (value) and how much customs/duties and brokerage fees were...and when do u pay? at ur door???

thanks

 
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you will probably get more responses if you post this in the canada east/west forum, but yah you get raped pretty badly me personally on a $150 USD item i had to pay like $80 CAD in fees.

 
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Dunno, but there is a typo in the topic!!

 
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not anymore.


Yes, you can get absolutely raped by shipping costs but that's not always the case. Depending on where you're at you might have a middle man supplier.

For instance. Here in Ottawa, most shops go through Keystone to get their product from the manufacturers like AEM for example. So right away you know that you're paying two overhead costs, Keystone's and the d00ds that you're odering from.

You can get lucky and buy from a great manufacturer like KW Suspension whos main North American distributorship is in B.C so we don't have to fork over the cross border fees.

 
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Good job man. .

 
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It doesnt matter what you do, you are going to get screwed on charges, either through shipping, Taxes, or Duty.
What I do is I have it shipped to the border and then I drive there and pick it up and then bring it back myself, sometimes you dont have to pay anything others you will have to pay the taxes, just depends on the border guards.

 
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Hmm.. i got duties on my Pioneer Head unit. cost was like $350 USD with shipping to Canada. And had to pay like $80 bucks at the postoffice to get it. Gay **** duties.. Another way the government makes money.

 
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I had to pay 121.48 to the ups dude...is that just the brokrage fee, or is that everything taxes dutties and all that crap????

or do I get some **** in the mail later?

 
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what did you get to have to pay that much?

 
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drugs

 
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If the item is made in the states then you don't pay duty or taxes on it. If the item is used like your buying it from someone off a site or something you can tell them to claim it as a gift so you don't pay taxes or duty on it. Anything that is made in the states and is shipped over here has no duty or tax so that's pretty much alot of the name brands. But if it's made in japan and your buying it through the states you will pay duty on it.

 
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I ordered some ground control coils...and drugs

 
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yea man i got raped on my Wet Okole seat covers.

I asked for regular ground shipping but they came via Purolator.

anyway, like 6 weeks after, I got a letter from a customs broker asking for $60.