Any import over $20Cdn is likely to be assessed for duty and sales tax. The customs broker can also charge for his services.
Is the $182 in Canadian dollars? Or is it in rupees? (There are 53 rupees to the loonie.)
You can avoid the brokerage fee by wrangling the purchase through customs yourself.
This is sometimes more expensive than allowing a company to do it, depending on your wages and how many hours it will take you, which is why most importers pay the broker to do it.
There is an archived thread about UPS over 5000 posts long complaining about their brokerage fees, which start at $25 and rise from there. UPS will not turn over the shipment until their fees are paid.
Generally, on low value, small (not bulky) goods it is worth confirming that the seller will be using the postal system for delivery. CBSA has decided not to bother with assessing and charging duty and sales taxes on such shipments, because it would cost the taxpayer more to do so than to pass them through uninspected.
Sometimes the seller will give the retail value of the item, purchased at a discount, rather than the actual purchase price. Usually this is done by US sellers, for some reason.
