How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports

If you ship via USPS there is no brokerage fee. DO NOT use FedEx or UPS if you can help it. I usually get my items shipped to a postal office in Washington and drive across from Vancouver to pick up the purchase.

Obviously, they are used items. I have only had to pay the sales tax (which is stupid, considering you don't have to pay sales tax on used items from Canada). No questions regarding the origin of the item and no duty thus far..

Incidently...sorry for hijacking the thread.... for Americans purchasers, does UPS and FedEX charge a brokerage fee on items sent from Canada? Any other special levies or charges?

Tiger, and other anti-Canadianites...lol..I don't understand why you wouldn't ship to Canada. We're like best buddies.

It's your choice of course, but aren't the inherent risks (non-payment etc) the same with a US purchaser.

The shipping seems pretty straight forward. USPS being the best option because there is no brokerage fee. I did return some vitamins once (first time buying over the internet) because the UPS brokerage fee was more than the value of the goods...

And the valuation declaration is the same as declaring value for insurance purposes. All applicable taxes are the responsibility of the buyer upon arrival of package.

Since it's the buyer who forwards the money first, wouldn't all the risk be on the buyers' side?

Us Canadians like having access to the very large US market, and with the US dollar the way it is, it's all gravy..... talk about pent up consumer demand. Thank you George and Dick.

Does the sender pay the $5fee, because I've never had to pay the brokerage fee.. I just received some cables from the US yesterday.. with a "declared" value of $10, and it arrived at my door. I didn't even have to pick it up at the post office.

I live in British Columbia.