Why is eBay charging Canadians duty and import fees on duty free items as indicated by NAFTA,

[warne-yocfz9zi5]

Recently was successful bidding on duty free items manufactured in USA and not subject to duty or import fees, however the fees on the invoice were identified as duty etc. exceeded the shipping. NAFTA was negotiated to increase trade between trade partners. Not to increase ebays profits by administering false and fraudulent charges to unsuspecting customers, with no customer service to speak of to remedy the actions or offer a solution. This is a class action law suit waiting to happen.

[reallynicestamps]

An item may be duty free but still attract Canadian sales taxes. So there's that.

And the cost of shipping is related to the size and weight of the parcel, plus specialty services like tracking and insurance, not its value.

If your item was shipped under the GSP, there would also be a service fee of $4-$5 to the program for wrangling the parcel over the border.

Finally, if your seller did not specifically mark the item as being made in the USA (or Mexico or Chile or Canada, the other NAFTA signatories), the GSP will treat it as dutiable.

With the GSP the import charge appears before you actually pay. While it is helpful to watch out for the notice that the program is being used by the seller, you have a second chance at that later point.

This also brings up a point, if an item is not dutiable, but duty was mistakenly charged and paid, how does the buyer get that duty back from CBSA/ Revenue Canada?

[aw1133]

$200 to import 1oz fine gold bar to Canada how do I even have chance of winning?

[kh-leslie]

Please post all questions about the GSP here: Questions about the Global Shipping Program

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[kh-leslie]

Please post all questions about the GSP here: Questions about the Global Shipping Program

Please post all comments about the GSP here: Comments about the Global Shipping Program