What was the declared value of the Trading Card you purchased?
What was the shipping method?
EIS?
Well...
You can expect the $9.95 charge from Canada Post (which was expected to happen with this EIS service being used).
You can expect taxes to be charged and collected for any item $40.00 or over (they used to be collected by GSP until it was canceled by the masses who hated it, I wonder what they think of the replacement).
You can expect to pay Duties and Taxes charged for any item over $150.00 (Canada Customs are now mandated to collect the duties & taxes and not turn a blind eye, the GOV needs MONEY).
Fed Ex and UPS are notorious for their "Brokerage Fees" upon delivery (and have been for decades).
I have completely stopped buying from any Sellers using EIS-listed items, I do not even bother asking the Seller if they ship USPS.
I shop elsewhere, locally, or pass...
I posted last year about EIS when it was announced and said this would be an issue, Buyers not knowing or informing themselves about the IMPORT costs of shopping out of the country.
Ignorance is bliss until the package and fees arrive at your door & you have to cough up...
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Items delivered to a Canadian address
Some items are subject to duties and/or GST when imported into Canada from the United States or from other countries.
Whether or not duty and tax is applicable is dependent on a variety of factors, including item type, value, and the country where it was manufactured or produced.
Sellers have no control over this, and as the rules are quite complex, will often not be able to tell you whether or not duty will apply to the item they are selling.
It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure the item can be legally imported into Canada, and, unless arrangements have been made to the contrary in advance, to pay any taxes and duties that might be assessed at the border.
The manner in which duties and taxes are collected varies:
- If your item is shipped by mail, you'll need to pay your letter carrier or the post office before your item will be released to you.
- If your item is shipped by courier, you'll need to pay the courier company directly, or you might be invoiced by a customs broker.
- If your item is shipped by truck, you will be invoiced by a customs broker, or by the trucking company directly.
- If your item arrives by courier or truck which has a working relationship with a customs broker, you will typically be invoiced after your item arrives. Otherwise, duties and taxes on your item will be treated as COD by the courier or trucking company.
- Accepted payment methods will vary.
- Depending on where you live, you may be required to pay sales taxes directly to the government.
For more information about importing goods into Canada, visit the Canada Border Services Agency Website which has extensive sections on importing and exporting.
https://www.ebay.ca/help/buying/paying-items/paying-tax-ebay-purchases?id=4771
The simple truth of the matter is that when you are shopping out of the country you become an Importer of goods, and therefore have to follow the rules of importation.
