as a buyer what is the tax regulations from country to country

[morganrufus]

I live in Canada; please help me with how can I pay my taxes on the items I have bought on ebay,and what is exactly free-trade?thanks

[karl*katz]

If the seller is not enlisted in the "Global Shipping Program" you will pay duties and taxes to the delivery person at the time of delivery or when you collect the item from the Post Office or UPS store etc etc....

Only items valued at more than $20 Canadian are subject to import duties and if the vast majority of items shipped via the Post Office get through without charges even if they were eligible for charges.

If the seller is enlisted in the "Global Shipping Program" you will pay duties and taxes at the time you pay for your purchase.

If the seller uses the Global Shipping Program that information is displayed near the top of the listing as shown in the screen capture below.

[karl*katz]

Free Trade is an agreement between Canada - Mexico & The United States that makes imports between those countries of most goods manufactured in those countries duty free.

Goods are still subject to PST - GST - HST  however depending upon where you reside and not all goods are covered by the Free Trade Agreement.

Basically don't even think about it someone else gets to work out the details either Pitney Bowes or Revenue Canada

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement