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If you reside in Canada - and purchase an item from the USA - you need to educate yourself as to the fact that you WILL be paying applicable taxes and possibly duties on the item when it crosses the border into Canada.
Yes, if the item is shipped by postal service, your "brokerage handling fee" will be a nominal $5 or $8 - plus the applicable taxes for your province (and possibly duties, but seldom are they charged.)
And yes, MANY times the items shipped by postal service are NOT charged taxes or duties incoming - so sometimes you will escape paying the taxes that are due to the Canadian and provincial governments.
However, you should ALWAYS - and I stress ALWAYS! - calculate the cost of the taxes and possibly duties into the decision to make a purchase internationally.
Additionally, if your item is sent by the USA seller (or other international seller) through a courier service (for example, UPS, FEDEX, DHL, etc.) then your applicable brokerage fee will be upwards of $25, on a sliding scale dependent upon the value of the incoming item.
Yes, these fees (brokerage, tax, duty) are ALL part of the cost of buying an item internationally and having it shipped to you in Canada.
It is NOT up to the seller to pay these for you - YOU are the importer of record - YOU are the one who will be billed for these charges - YOU are the one who will NOT get your parcel until you pay these charges.
So - before hitting the "BID NOW" button, do a bit of calculating and make an informed decision to see if it is really worth getting that imported widget!
Happy Bidding, Folks!
:-D
Yes, if the item is shipped by postal service, your "brokerage handling fee" will be a nominal $5 or $8 - plus the applicable taxes for your province (and possibly duties, but seldom are they charged.)
And yes, MANY times the items shipped by postal service are NOT charged taxes or duties incoming - so sometimes you will escape paying the taxes that are due to the Canadian and provincial governments.
However, you should ALWAYS - and I stress ALWAYS! - calculate the cost of the taxes and possibly duties into the decision to make a purchase internationally.
Additionally, if your item is sent by the USA seller (or other international seller) through a courier service (for example, UPS, FEDEX, DHL, etc.) then your applicable brokerage fee will be upwards of $25, on a sliding scale dependent upon the value of the incoming item.
Yes, these fees (brokerage, tax, duty) are ALL part of the cost of buying an item internationally and having it shipped to you in Canada.
It is NOT up to the seller to pay these for you - YOU are the importer of record - YOU are the one who will be billed for these charges - YOU are the one who will NOT get your parcel until you pay these charges.
So - before hitting the "BID NOW" button, do a bit of calculating and make an informed decision to see if it is really worth getting that imported widget!
Happy Bidding, Folks!
:-D
That listing was offered at auction for US$ 400.00 - you used the Buy-it-Now option at US$ 650,00 - paying $250.00 more than the starting bid price to acquire the item.
What were you thinking?
I understand you are new to eBay but, quite frankly, that is no reason to blame the seller. Buyers have to be responsible for their actions.
Did you take the time to examine the $160 invoice from UPS? How much was for GST? HST? PST? Duty?
Its not ransom.
Its business.
If you drove across the border, purchased $650 US$ of goods - chances are pretty good that you MIGHT get back across with it (IF you declared it!) but chances are also pretty good that you will get the "pull over and go inside" routine and have to pay duty and taxes on the item.
Do NOT blame the seller.
Blame yourself for being UNINFORMED!
"but the other fees will be quite a bit less"
Maybe, maybe not.
The buyer did not indicate if a brokerage fee was actually charged. Most UPS services do not require additional fees for Customs clearance. Only the Standard Service (cheapest) requires additional fees.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html
Considering the item was delivered in three days - during the Christmas rush - it is quite possible a Premium service was used and there would have been no brokerage fee as such. Of course, duty (if applicable), HST/GST and/or PST are payable (and small fees such as COD and disbursement).
If it had been shipped by USPS and transferred to Canada Post at the border, brokerage fee would have been $8.50, duty and taxes exactly the same, and delivery would be sometimes in January, not Christmas Eve.
