How do I determine on how much the import fees would be? (Japan-Canada)

[berries_19_27]

I'm planning on buying a $48.68 CAD Nintendo Famicom Disk System from Japan.

Shipping is free.

Also personally I don't know how to determine via the Canadian Customs.

[pjcdn2005]

Items sent through the postal system (especially when valued under $100) often do not get assessed at all so there may not be any charge.  If they assess it they will charge gst/hst plus a $10 brokerage fee. They may also charge duty....the percentage can vary depending on the item.

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

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@berries_19_27 wrote:

I'm planning on buying a $48.68 CAD Nintendo Famicom Disk System from Japan.

Shipping is free.

Also personally I don't know how to determine via the Canadian Customs.

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You may want to confirm what method the seller uses for shipping prior to purchase. Some Japanese sellers use DHL and customs processing fees/taxes could apply.

-Lotz

[reallynicestamps · Accepted solution]

Canada and Japan have a free trade agreement. Both belong to the TPP.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html

There may still be sales taxes.

[berries_19_27]

I did take a look and well, you were right so tysm for your input!!!!!!!! 🙂     (I will have to pay 13% in taxes due to the provincial rulings)

[snoopwiz]

Maybe.  Maybe not. 

[berries_19_27]

I will because for the same item my friend bought for $200 CAD he was charged $26 because of the provincial 13% tax rate. But thanks for the input!!

[snoopwiz]

Hit and miss.  You may get dinged. You may not. Your friend did. But I am quite sure others, on that same day, same item value, did not.  

[reallynicestamps]

Not so much the hit and miss as the TPP Free Trade Agreement with Japan (and 11 other Pacific Rim countries).

https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux

You may be thinking of the CBSA practice of ignoring low value imports when our duty-free allowance was only $20.

That changed last July.