Confused Canada buyer charged QST & HST when checking out, I bought item from USA priced at $40. | Buying

rommel999999 · 2025-04-07T20:56:28.382000Z

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I am a buyer of over 20 years here, located in Montreal. Last week, I bought a $40 US clothing item of a seller located in Washington State, USA and there were no duties when I went to pay at checkout...which is fine as the item was not so expensive, but strangely, for the first time ever, I had two charges for taxes, QST and HST. Never happened before when buying items from USA. Also, just to be sure, I checked previously bought items from USA, and I was never charged these taxes. Not one time. I was charged shipping, of course and sometimes duties, clearly marked when you go to pay .....Why am I paying Canadian taxes on an item coming from USA when I never was before? Thank you for helping.

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