Ebay collecting Tax from Canadian buyer from non Canadian seller

[pansy19]

Hello everyone,

Can someone tell me since ebay collecting GST/HST from Canadian buyers buying from  non Canada's sellers .

I wanted to buy some Items from USA .

Each Item has Tax and Import charges  on checkout 

The same apply for ebay shipping OR Global shipping.

[pansy19]

Sorry I don't pay Tax to France, Australia  OR  USA Sellers .

We pay Tax to Canadien   Sellers  on ebay .

I bought Item on ebay.com  from USA seller and charged Tax .

I bought Item from  another seller from USA and I'm not charged Tax .

Non of them are  business .

This is why I'm asking .How is possible you pay Tax to some  sellers , you don't to others from the same ground on the same site ?

Thank you

[marnotom!]

The sellers aren't collecting (and remitting) the taxes you're charged on an eBay transaction, and you're not paying the tax to the sellers. eBay charges taxes and remits them to the Canada Revenue Agency. If you don't want to pay taxes on your purchases, do your buying in person from sellers who aren't registered to collect and remit taxes. The laws for sales made through digital marketplaces are different than the laws covering person-to-person sales.

The reasons why some of your purchases from non-Canadian eBay sellers aren't taxed are that either your item's value was within the tax-free limit for casual imports ($20 or $40 depending on shipping method) or else it was sent directly by mail and left to chance when Canada Border Services inspected it.

[theoldestfart]

Items are subject to PST/GST or HST once they cross the Canadian border. It does not matter where they are purchased from since the purchaser is the one that has to pay the tax. If the item is being delivered by Canada Post there is also a $9.95 service fee also included. If you are dealing with a courier their brokerage fee aka service fee will probably be higher.