Buying online from U.S. company and shipping to Canada

[hutz13]

Forgive me if this has been covered but I did a search and found nothing.

Does anyone know how much the duty is to ship automotive accessories from the U.S. to Canada?

I'v ebeen shopping for a new H2 here and found much better prices on add-ons from online suppliers in the States ... usually the duty or import taxes end up screwing the deal.

Any Canadians care to share experiences?

[hutz13]

Forgive me if this has been covered but I did a search and found nothing.

Does anyone know how much the duty is to ship automotive accessories from the U.S. to Canada?

I'v ebeen shopping for a new H2 here and found much better prices on add-ons from online suppliers in the States ... usually the duty or import taxes end up screwing the deal.

Any Canadians care to share experiences?

[HummBob]

I've bought alot of accessories, mostly from
e-Bay, and it really depends on what you buy and from whom.
From what I remember, the Duty part is nil. But you do pay the brokers to bring it into the country as well as the GST + PST.

If you buy 1 or 2 smaller accessories from 1 seller, usually you can get the seller to put on the Customs Declaration a value of $20, therefore not costing any extra at the border.

The best places to buy from will ship USPS, then the package goes through Canada Post, who only charges $5 as a handling/brokerage fee. Companies like UPS/FedEx usually charge $50 or more just to bring it into Canada!

Trust me, no whatter what you pay for Customs/Etc. it's still WAY cheaper that any local Stealership http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Plus I find a WAY BETTER selection of items in the US.

[hutz13]

Thanks a lot, that was exactly the info I was looking for, I haven't really looked for stuff at Ebay yet but I'm heading there now to find some comparisons.

[HummBob]

Hi,

Let me know what types of items your looking for, maybe I can tell you which sellers I've dealt with, and how the quality etc. was! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[maz]

Hey Hutz13,

i have bought tons from the states and brought stuff back to Canada.

Not knowing where you exactly live in Canada the best way I found was to ship to an address at a border town on the US side. Wait until all of your items are there and then make the drive (if not to far) to colect them bring them across yourself. Then you save the brokers charges as well. If you have a GST number and import them into Canada as a business you only then pay GST and PST is not collected by Canada Customs.

I bought my H2 as well in the US and brought it back the exact same way as i have illustrated above. It was really effortless.

MAZ

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hutz13:
Forgive me if this has been covered but I did a search and found nothing.

Does anyone know how much the duty is to ship automotive accessories from the U.S. to Canada?

I'v ebeen shopping for a new H2 here and found much better prices on add-ons from online suppliers in the States ... usually the duty or import taxes end up screwing the deal.

Any Canadians care to share experiences? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[maz]

Hutz13,

I forgot to mention, if you are looking for billet exterior parts let me know what you are looking for and I might be able to help you out. I purchased four complete exterior billet packages from a business receivership and am willing to part with some of it.

Let me know if this is interest.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hutz13:
Forgive me if this has been covered but I did a search and found nothing.

Does anyone know how much the duty is to ship automotive accessories from the U.S. to Canada?

I'v ebeen shopping for a new H2 here and found much better prices on add-ons from online suppliers in the States ... usually the duty or import taxes end up screwing the deal.

Any Canadians care to share experiences? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[tower]

You might consider contacting DennisAJC. He lives in your neck of the continent, is a very nice guy and a pretty fair off-roader. (ref: Potato Salad in Moab 2005.)

[Black 05]

I ship my stuff to a place at the border and then run down and pick it up. Then I bring it across and pay the GST & PST. Never had to pay duty. We have 2 race cars and buy ALOT of stuff.
We race in the US every weekend and pickup our parts at the border.

[NoMoGMPG]

Lately, it has become a royal PITA to ship into Canada from the US. New tariffs and Canadian laws now require a US reseller to become an business importer registered with the Canadian Customs and Duty office. I squeaked some goods in under the radar before the brokers there at the border were fully aware, but now all my shipments to Canada are halted. Too bad, some Canucks were very good customers.

Dave