what are the additional fees to ship product from the u.s. 13 piece wood carving tool set valued at

[jeascarl]

purchasing a 13 piece wood carving tool set valued at $29.40 u.s.shipping charges to canada are already 39.27 u.s. told there could be brokerage fees and dutis added how much would that be?

[ypdc_dennis]

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@jeascarl wrote:

purchasing a 13 piece wood carving tool set valued at $29.40 u.s.shipping charges to canada are already 39.27 u.s. told there could be brokerage fees and dutis added how much would that be?

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Depends on how it was shipped.

Via post office: $9.95 + taxes (GST/HST) on your purchase + duty (depends where it's coming from)

UPS or FedEx have much higher "brokerage fees"

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If part of the GSP program the eBay listing should say.

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[reallynicestamps]

Since the item is over $20CDN ($16USD) it should be assessed for duty and sales taxes.

The Duty is based on the type of item and where it was MADE (not purchased).

The sales taxes will vary depending on your province.

The carrier is allowed to charge a service fee (customs brokerage fee) for wrangling the shipment across the border. This is in addition to the shipping fee.

Most carriers will collect this on delivery.

If your seller used the Global Shipping Program (which you don't mention) those fees would be charged and you would have paid them before the seller shipped.

CBSA and Canada Post have a very informal policy of ignoring small inexpensive imports, on the sensible basis that it would cost more to assess them than could be collected. Your tool set might escape assessment, but it would be heavy, so don't count on it.