import charges and shipping and handling

[laackmangood]

hello

just curious what a buyer has to pay both import charges and shipping and handling on items that could be easily marked as gifts.

I have always paid shipping on items now it seems another charge labelled "import" has surfaced and the buyer has to pay for both.

Please explain

[femmefan1946]

If you bought it, it is not a gift.

Even on real gifts, like that nice homeknitted scarf Nana sent you from Florida for Christmas, duty and tax is payable if the item is valued over $60 CDN.