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| Guest |
 Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:10 pm |
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Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:45 pm |
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On Apr 14, 12:51 am, MoiMoi <moi...@example.com> wrote:
Quote: In article <fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-
2c6654517...@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, dandas...@gmail.com says...
Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
Oh for c'sakes.
Just wear it.
They won't say anything, and if they should, you bought it years ago
from a neighbor in Saskatoon, right?
MM
ROFL!
The fact that I'm a homely looking "GUY", do not sport excessive chest
hair or a mustache, nor do I own any silk shirts, would make me more
than nervous trying to cross Canadian customs while actually wearing
an undeclared heavy gold necklace :D
Besides, the necklace (which I haven't purchased yet) would cross from
US to Canada by courier.
I'm wondering if anyone has more info on the "small green card" that
Rudy mentioned above - and how it would help me later avoid paying
undue customs/duties. |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:46 pm |
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Quote: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can
avoid paying its high Canadian customs?
Generally speaking there isn't any customs duty charged when items
MANUFACTURED in the U.S. are shipped to Canada. This is because of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
However, just because you're buying from a vendor in the U.S. that
doesn't necessarily mean the necklace was manufactured in the U.S.
Customs inspectors may try to determine where it was originally made
by looking for a manufacturer's mark, etc.
Best thing to do is check with Canadian customs ahead of time for the
official regulations.
Quote: can I stop at customs ... before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
If duty was assessed months earlier when it was shipped to you, I
don't think you can get that refunded later. |
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| MI |
| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:20 pm |
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On 4/13/08 7:10 PM, in article
fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-2c66545171cd@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com,
"dandashli@gmail.com" <dandashli@gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
Why don't you phone Canada Customs and ask them. There may be a special way
to bring it into the country. You may be able to bring it in "in bond".
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Martha Canada |
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| Rudy |
| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:30 pm |
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For example, can I stop at customs
Quote: office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Yes, they;ll give you a small green card indication you took it "out" |
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| MoiMoi |
| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:51 pm |
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In article <fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-
2c66545171cd@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, dandashli@gmail.com says...
Quote: Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
Oh for c'sakes.
Just wear it.
They won't say anything, and if they should, you bought it years ago
from a neighbor in Saskatoon, right?
MM |
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| Brian K |
| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:23 am |
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On 4/14/2008 12:51 AM MoiMoi plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said:
Quote: In article <fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-
2c66545171cd@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, dandashli@gmail.com says...
Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
Oh for c'sakes.
Just wear it.
They won't say anything, and if they should, you bought it years ago
from a neighbor in Saskatoon, right?
MM
Have you made the purchase yet? If not, when you do have it shipped to
mom requesting gift wrap. I do that with QVC or Overstock.com all the
time. If there is any duty, they figure it into the shipping fee. You
might also shop QVC, or Amazon.com. Those companies usually ship out of
a warehouse close to the addressee avoiding the duty issue altogether.
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| Mark Brader |
| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:06 am |
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Quote: For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Yes, they;ll give you a small green card indication you took it "out"
This looks like a confusion with the small green card that you use for
goods you are temporarily *removing* from Canada, like if you travel
with an expensive camera or computer. It proves, when you return, that
you already had the goods inside Canada once and therefore you are not
now importing them. This has nothing to do with temporary imports.
--
Mark Brader "It flies like a truck."
Toronto "Good. What is a truck?"
msb@vex.net -- BUCKAROO BANZAI |
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| Rudy |
| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:40 am |
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Quote: I'm wondering if anyone has more info on the "small green card" that
Rudy mentioned above - and how it would help me later avoid paying
undue customs/duties.
It's at any US post office. Takes 30 sec to fill
out.
NO NO NO..the Green card given by Canada Customs doesn't have anything to do
with the green "shipping declaration" sticker used by the US Postal service.
The Canada customs one specifies that the described item is IN the country
(Canada) and is being taken out..and infers that it will probably be brought
back in again. I'd take a photo of the thing with me and perhaps they can
stamp the photo and attach it to the card to ease re-entry |
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| Pakistan Boy... |
| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:20 pm |
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I had the same problem and trust me, its not worth the headache. When the item arrives you need to goto Customs Office, for Toronto that the Person airport office. Open the package there and take a picture and have the customs officer certify the picture. They have to certify it to show the GST was paid for that particular item.
Now on exit show that and claim your GST back. You are better off using import permit.. much simpler.
Good luck.
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<dandashli at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message news:fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-2c66545171cd at (no spam) t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
Quote: Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
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| Smiles... |
| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:42 am |
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Pakistan Boy wrote:
Quote: I had the same problem and trust me, its not worth the headache. When
the item arrives you need to goto Customs Office, for Toronto that the
Person airport office. Open the package there and take a picture and
have the customs officer certify the picture. They have to certify it
to show the GST was paid for that particular item.
Now on exit show that and claim your GST back. You are better off using
import permit.. much simpler.
Good luck.
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dandashli at (no spam) gmail.com <mailto:dandashli at (no spam) gmail.com>> wrote in message
news:fcb35dab-7232-4993-a9f0-2c66545171cd at (no spam) t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
Hello Group,
I live in Canada, but later this summer I'm visiting my mother
oversees, and I'm thinking about getting her a rather expensive gold
necklace that I found on eBay from a U.S based seller. The item is
sure to be inspected by customs on its way from US to Canada.
My question: Since the necklace is going into Canada, but permanently
leaving it again in a couple of months, is there a way I can avoid
paying its high Canadian customs? For example, can I stop at customs
office at the airport before I board my international flight, to
demonstrate that the necklace is leaving with me?
Thanks for any advice!
S.D
get a customs slip when you exit a photo may be needed this is your id
on reentry the country of entry my ask for an import bond refundable on exit |
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