First time buyer. Item is from US, shipping to Canada.
Hi this is the first time I am buying an item on ebay. I am located in Canada and purchasing a computer from a seller in the US. When I go to checkout it says that I am responsible to pay shipping and GST/HST, but no Duties fee. What I want to know is whether is this is the final price $112.60 (or using ebay conversion $160 CAD)? Or do I have to pay anything like additional taxes somehow at customs? The listing says it uses "Ebay international shipping" if that matters.
6 comments
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoImports from the USA have a duty free allowance of $150Cdn /~$112.50US and a tax free allowance of $40Cdn/~$30USD.
There may be a service fee for customs brokerage in there. The older GSP program, which was replaced by eIS, had a service fee of ~$5USD.
marnotom!
·2 years agoShipments handled by eBay International Shipping sometimes have duties and taxes handled at checkout, sometimes they don’t, and sometimes you’re given a choice.
Once you pay the taxes at checkout, you shouldn’t (knock on wood) face being charged for them on delivery. If your purchase were subject to duty, you would be charged for that at checkout as well. What you see should be the final price, but the Canadian dollar amount may be a smidge different depending on how your payment method handles the currency exchange.
vinph8938
OP2 years agoHi,
So just to confirm since this listing shows as ebay international shipping $32.30, taxes $12.90 USD H/GST, and $0.00 Duties, I am not paying anything more than that right? Because I do see a disclaimer on the sales page saying additional import charges may apply?
And yes I see the conversion rate actually shows $160 CAD, which I think is more expensive than using my bank VISA.
marnotom!
·2 years agovinph8938
OP2 years agoOkay so I was looking at the wrong listing (had too many tabs open) and it does seem like the item I am buying says "Duties and taxes paid at checkout. There’ll be no extra processing time at the customs and no additional import charges upon delivery." The checkout page also shows Duties as 0 and only the standard provincial/federal taxes on goods. I am going to assume this is accurate and pay. If something goes wrong and I do get charged more fees, I will refund or charge back.
Thank you for your help.
marnotom!
·2 years agoKeep in mind, though, that eBay generally doesn’t facilitate refunds for items refused on delivery for customs fees owing although they may be more flexible when it comes to items handled by eIS where customs fees were pre-paid and you were promised no further charges. I’m also not sure how or if a credit card chargeback would work in this scenario as neither eBay nor the seller would have charged the duty, either.