wondering about shipping and custom fees

[anonymous_12345]

I was wondering and extremely nervous about this, I ordered a tablet from china to canada(quebec). are all custom fees included in the 40$ of shipping and handling fee I paid for the tablet? Hope to god they are because the shipping is almost the price I paid for the tablet itself.

[pierrelebel]

Your listing clearly reads:

Shipping: US $40.49(approx. C $41.13) - Economy Int'l Shipping

International items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges.

The US$40.49 shown in the listing only covers the shipping charge from China to QC.

Once it arrives in Canada, the parcel may be assigned duty (if applicable) and taxes (TVQ and TPS) by Canada Customs. 

In addition, if delivered by Canada Post, a additional fee of $9.95 brokerage fee applies if duty or taxes were charged.

[pierrelebel]

By the way, did you check your seller's feedback before purchasing the tablet?

[anonymous_12345]

yes i have checked his feedback. i'm actually keeping in touch with him everyday. Now, everything you just wrote does not answer my question 😛 I need a certainty of charges or a certainty of none because I'm broke XD

[pierrelebel]

"I need a certainty of charges"

Centainty does NOT exist if the parcel comes through Canada Post.

Plan on being charged both taxes and $9.95 brokerage fee (and possibly duty).

If it gets through Canada Customs without charge (it does happen quite often), it was your lucky day! 🙂

[anonymous_12345]

how much is duty and taxes?

[pierrelebel]

Taxes depend on your province

[toby_le_pue]

We cannot give you a certainty of charges.

However,  Anything with a value of over $20.00 canadian is subject to HST or GST and Taxes.

Sometimes the parcel slips through Customs but not always.

If your parcel is checked by Customs and is sent through the postal system

you will have to pay the following.

 Customs handling charge  $9.95

Quebec gst and taxes          $3.80

                           total                $13.75

[nicoshukany]

and buying a tablet from china, you might have bigger problems than customs and duty.....

[anonymous_12345]

what are you implying??

[toby_le_pue]

what are you implying??

I think what they are implying is that by reading the sellers feedback

he has a tendency to sell a lot of cheaply made items that do not work

or only work for a short time.

[anonymous_12345]

at that point ill wait to receive it and then if something dont work im getting a refund

[toby_le_pue]

at that point ill wait to receive it and then if something dont work im getting a refund

The problem there is if you file a claim for an item not as described

and paypal issues you a refund then you will have to send the item back

with delivery confirmation and to send it to china might be more than

what you paid for the item.

[anonymous_12345]

true but i've also noticed that this seller has refunded many items without asking the item back specifically because of the extremely high price of the return

[nicoshukany]

if this seller refunds quite often, that tells me more than one thing.....first off, too many refunds, what does that make you ask yourself and second, if he actually refunds and is great to deal with, why all the negatives.....

[anonymous_12345]

you're completely off subject...back to the question please and leave my seller alone