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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Neo.X on Mon, 10 September 2012, 10:18:36
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I am thinkg of get a RF rom EliteKeyboard. Just wondering if there is any tax fee charged when ship to Canada and how much?
Also, since I can't post in Classifieds, if anyone in GTA have a RF 87U black or 10th version for sale and like to trade in person, please PM me.
Thanks
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You'll may get charged sales tax + $5 handling fee. Since your in the GTA, that would be HST + $5.
Note 2 things:
1. This is the standard customs charge, if your not using USPS, then the courier pays the tax for you and then they charge you whatever.
2. This isn't always charged, its not charged for prices under $20 and above that depends on whether or not customs decides to ding you (AKA whether or not the guys at the customs house decide to pick up and tax your package rather than the one next to it). I've gotten a $22 dvd taxed and a $2000 laptop not taxed thanks to this.
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You'll may get charged sales tax + $5 handling fee. Since your in the GTA, that would be HST + $5.
Note 2 things:
1. This is the standard customs charge, if your not using USPS, then the courier pays the tax for you and then they charge you whatever.
2. This isn't always charged, its not charged for prices under $20 and above that depends on whether or not customs decides to ding you (AKA whether or not the guys at the customs house decide to pick up and tax your package rather than the one next to it). I've gotten a $22 dvd taxed and a $2000 laptop not taxed thanks to this.
Thanks
That will add 13% more to the price. Plus shipping, that will be close to 100$ more to a 300$ keyboard. :( :( :( :(
I guess I will wait to see if I can buy from someone in GTA.
Thanks again
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Well I don't know the exact details, but me and my g/f ordered 2 Filco keyboards from Keyboard Company from UK (only because we want beige ones otherwise could've grabbed locally from NCIX silly us lol).
So it's around $165 filco + $165 filco + $30 shipping + $60 customs to ship to Toronto.
However I heard with customs it's a bit of luck, sometimes you get charged sometimes you don't. But if you do end up getting charged I'd imaging it won't be cheap.
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Thanks for the info.
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Being from Canada, this is my biggest issue with getting things anywhere else, the price of shipping and customs fees. Other than just hoping you get lucky, which does happen more often than not, you can always ask for the shipper to put a lower value on the customs form. I know since it's a proper company they may not, but when you get a $200 keyboard in the mail and it says it's worth $20 on the box to avoid fees, I love it. Although I suppose you could have issues if the package gets lost and you have it insured or something.
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If the package is shipped as a gift, you will not need to pay customs on it.
If you ship to a place across the border and bring it back, generally anything under 500$ they will not make you pay customs for.
But this isn't always feasible.
More often than not shipping across the border and bringing it back is worth it if you can snag free domestic shipping.
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A gift costs more than $30 will still be taxed.
Sometime the package could be opened and revalued. But what the CBSA doing is rather random. You can always dipute the charge and get a refund.
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Being from Canada, this is my biggest issue with getting things anywhere else, the price of shipping and customs fees. Other than just hoping you get lucky, which does happen more often than not, you can always ask for the shipper to put a lower value on the customs form. I know since it's a proper company they may not, but when you get a $200 keyboard in the mail and it says it's worth $20 on the box to avoid fees, I love it. Although I suppose you could have issues if the package gets lost and you have it insured or something.
The biggest issue about this is if they declare a low value, and it's lost in the mail, you can only claim up to that value back from the insurance.
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That is why, we have faith in our mail system! HURRAH!
But for real, sadly I will take the chance.