How do shipping cost work from United States to Canada?

[nikkij589]

Trying to buy a computer processor and was wondering how the shipping costs work, it don't give me the total in Canadian dollars and it also states about customs, just wondering if anyone had any trouble with getting stuff like this to Canada.

[rocketface1]

id be carefull when buying from the states, i just bought a sound card off ebay and when it arrived UPS wanted me to pay an extra $100 in brokerage fees. which turns out to be half of what i paided for the item.crazy!!.i declined  to pay and the package was sent back to the sender.... sorta.. he hasnt recieved it yet and i havent been refunded its been over a month now.


that said, ive bought other stuff from the us and never had any problems  :S

be careful

[femmefan1946]

rocketface-- File an Item Not Recieved dispute with eBay as soon as possible. You have only 45 days from purchase for this.

nikkij-- The Canadian and US dollars are so close to par that you can pretend they are the same. $100 US is about $105 CDN. Foreign exchange rates vary hourly, even minute by minute.

Any imported item valued over $20 is subject to duty and sales tax. Items made in NAFTA countries are not subject to duty, but most computer parts are made overseas, so duty is applicable.

In addition the shipper will charge a customs brokerage fee. In the case of rocketface, UPS charged $25 for processing the $100 item through customs, plus up to $15 in sales tax and whatever the duty is on imported computer parts.

If your seller is shipping by USPS First Class International mail, it may slip past Canada Post and the CBSA or you may be charged duty and tax + $10 service fee on delivery.

If your seller is shipping by the new Global Shipping Program, you will be charged duty and tax+ a $5 or so service fee by Pitney Bowes BEFORE your seller ships.

[femmefan1946]

Even simpler. If you find an item on eBaydotCOM the price will be in US dollars.

Go to the address bar and change to eBaydotCA and the price will appear in both US and Canadian dollars.

Note however, that the prices will fluctuate somewhat over the course of the day. You might pay a little less, you might pay a little more.