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Canadian Customs/Duty and US Suppliers
pixelObsession:
I have a coulple questions for fellow Canadian builders before I start placing orders.
Have you ever gotten gouged with extra duty/customs charges when ordering form US parts suppliers (mainly GGG and Ultimarc) ?
If so, are any savings by ordering south of the border offset by this, and I might as well order within Canada (Playdium/Starburst, Canadian Joy... etc)
Any super secret Canadian suppliers that aren't easily found via the Google?
Thanks!
brad808:
http://www.multicade.ca/ he's a good guy I've gotten from a few times.
I've also been screwed on duty from the states. I recall being hit pretty hard on a few orders. It all depends on dollar amount though.
PS. Ultimarc is in UK
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BobA:
I have never paid more than about $10 for duty and tax and most of the time nothing. I usually keep my orders in the $100 range. NEVER NEVER get anything sent UPS from the US to Canada. They hit you with a 30 or 40 dollar handling fee for customs even thou they do not have to do anything.
Cynicaster:
I ordered all my parts from the US and got hit with no fees to speak of. Shipping can be much higher though.
BadMouth:
--- Quote from: BobA on June 28, 2013, 02:01:13 pm ---I have never paid more than about $10 for duty and tax and most of the time nothing. I usually keep my orders in the $100 range. NEVER NEVER get anything sent UPS from the US to Canada. They hit you with a 30 or 40 dollar handling fee for customs even thou they do not have to do anything.
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Don't want anyone to miss that.
I'm not in Canada, but used to sell stuff on ebay and learned this pretty quick.
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