yoyoma
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In my experience:
Mail services (stuff that gets handled by Canada Post on inbound): random checks so you may get away with paying nothing. Otherwise $10 + taxes + duties
DHL: $20 + taxes + duties
FedEx: Ive had come in free, I've been billed en route, and I've been billed afterwards. $20 + taxes + duties
UPS Standard: avoid at all costs. Fee is based in part on declared value + taxes + duty.
UPS Expedited: $10 + taxes + duties
Taxes have been charged at HST rate. Duty is not always charged - it has been dependant on what has been stated on the customs paperwork.
I know it doesn't help much, but that is what it is. Our gift declaration value is so low it's not useful.
Thanks!
When you say duties, what kind of % or amount are you usually looking at? And do you get the same fees for buying from a retailer vs buying from an individual on BST?
edit: Weird that duties are charged at all, considering knives bought direct from Japan are duty-exempt and a knife made in the USA would also be duty-exempt. Maybe it's because it's made in Japan but coming from the US.
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