Used item coming from the US

Good afternoon, I would like to buy some used brake calipers off of ebay.com the american site and i am wondering if i have to pay duty on a used item, i mean it's not new how would customs determine the value? That being said, just wanted to know because would really like to order asap.Thank you

micgen_57

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Posted 6 years ago·Last reply 3 years ago

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livlexi

·3 years ago

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If I bought a used piece of jewerly off eBay, valued at $270 USD, will I have to pay taxes coming into Canada?

marnotom!

·3 years ago

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@livlexi wrote:

If I bought a used piece of jewerly off eBay, valued at $270 USD, will I have to pay taxes coming into Canada?

Yup, just as you'd pay taxes on the jewellery if you purchased it from a Canadian seller on eBay or a Canadian brick and mortar seller registered to collect taxes on their sales. "Used" doesn't make the transaction immune from taxation.

If the jewellery is sent by mail and Canada Border Services gives it a free pass, it's not because it wasn't supposed to be taxed. You just got lucky.