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Hello 'corbett4850',
<<Care to tell me why I just paid 6$ American for "import taxes?" on a 20$ item?>>
Okay, sure. 
You bought an American item which will naturally be listed in US dollars. Hence, any
charges associated with it will also appear in US dollars. Right now, in international terms the Canadian dollar value
is very low. See for yourself:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/currencies/converter/#from=USD;to=CAD;amt=1
At this moment here, you will need nearly $1.42 for every US dollar. Added to this bit of injury is our government
wanting a pinch of anything over $20 Canadian that we spend. This tells you about that:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/postal-postale/duty-droits-eng.html
See where it says, "if someone mails you an item . . . worth more than CAN$20, you must pay the applicable duty,
the GST or HST, and any PST on the item’s full value."
That's the law.
However, for items sent through the regular mail system the process of collecting the piddly amount on a $20 item
costs more than it makes, so quite often items valued even up to $100 are not assessed. If you usually buy low priced
items which are not GSP items, this is why you have thus far not been charged.
The GSP charges on all values over 20 Cdn because they are required to by law. They cannot pick & choose.
<<I'll never purchase an item again that is being shipped by your con-partner. It's a Sleazy rip-off.>>
Hmmm, careful. Some folks around here don't like people calling a rip-off a rip-off instead of an "increased
purchasing opportunity". 
"Care to tell me why I just paid 6$ American for "import taxes?" on a 20$ item?"
On a US$20 (Cdn$ 28) item, GST/HST would be Cdn$ 1,40 to $4.00 depending on your province. If coming by mail Canada Post would have charged you an additional $9.95 (that's right: $9.95) brokerage fee.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/postal-postale/duty-droits-eng.html
Those are the rules established by the Canadian federal government. You want to fight them: go to Ottawa. Good Luck.
While Canada Post charges an automatic $9.95 if taxes are levied, Pitney-Bowes only charges US$4/5.
While Canada Post charges an automatic $9.95 if taxes are levied, Pitney-Bowes only charges US$4/5.
The reality however is that for most collectable sized items, even if the declared value is well over $20, Canada Post charges an automatic $0...at least that's been my experience for the last 15 years...
@towertreasuretrove wrote:While Canada Post charges an automatic $9.95 if taxes are levied, Pitney-Bowes only charges US$4/5.
The reality however is that for most collectable sized items, even if the declared value is well over $20, Canada Post charges an automatic $0...at least that's been my experience for the last 15 years...
The other reality is that PB tacks on its $4/$5 service charge even on items that are under the measly $20 tax threshold.
"PB tacks on its $4/$5 service charge even on items that are under the measly $20 tax threshold"
I think everyone agrees more transparency by eBay as far as service charge by PB is concerned would be helpful.
However, we should take into account that the service charges by Pitney Bowes and Canada Post are totally different and reflect different services
1) Pitney Bowes charges a fee of about $5 to handle a shipment. In all instances (except for a few non-taxable items) PB must pay GST/HST at time of clearing Canada Customs.
2) Canada Post charges $9.95 to handle the collection and remittance of taxes (and duty if applicable) when taxes are levied by Canada Customs.
Two different charges that cannot really be compared.
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