I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

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I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

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Re:I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

US sellers cannot charge sales tax outside their state or international. Occasionally a US seller has a presence in Canada and registered to collect GST. Send this link or the link to this thread..

 

http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/charge-sales-tax-times-sell-ebay-7289.html

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Re:I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

Are you talking import taxes or provincial/state tax?

 

If it's import taxes, the seller is using the new Global Shipping Program which charges you the import taxes ahead of time instead of you paying when it gets delivered to you.

 

If it's state tax, no that's not legal and you should message the seller.

 

I believe it's the first option though...

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Re:I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

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It's for state tax!

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Re:I'm Canadian, I bought an item from a US Seller, he ask me to pay 25% of taxes, is it legal ??

US sellers cannot charge sales tax outside their state or international. Occasionally a US seller has a presence in Canada and registered to collect GST. Send this link or the link to this thread..

 

http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/charge-sales-tax-times-sell-ebay-7289.html

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