Shipping to Canada question.

What should I list on the customs form to make it easier for my friends in Canada to get their parts?

CT.

 

By parts, I ***ume you mean car parts, not human remains.

What are you shipping? Antique vehicle parts are duty-free, but customs can be a *****.

Ship via UPS Ground - Prepaid (or if the package is small enough Air Parcel Post is cheaper)

On the Customs Declaration, Bill of Lading: "Antique Vehicle Parts"

On the invoice, Customs copy: "Parts for antique vehicle, Canada Customs Tariff Code 9966"

Hope that helps.

 

Just call them what they are, old car parts!
We have to pay GST and PST (total of 14.5%) on the purchace price converted to Canadaian funds. You should include a priced invoice, just make you both agree on the "purchase" amount!

 

Big A has it about covered "except", I have found (and many others) that UPS tends to "****" us with extra handling charges once it lands. Even though a bit slower, USPS is much more economical. Another thing I have had people do when sending up here is mark on the package "product sample". Seems to be even less charges at the post office that way.

 

I'm fortunate that I am 5 minutes from the border.
I send all my packages to a company called Ship Happens.
For 4 bux Canadian the recieve my packages, I just drive across the border and get them.
Then I only have to pay the taxes, sometimes on smaller stuff they don't even bother with that!

 

Just what I needed to know!...I have been using USPS since most of my stuff is usually small, I just don't want you to have to pay any more than you should Thanks guys.

CT.

 

USPS is the best.No Brokerage fees, unlike the *******s in the Brown truck.
On the Customs Declartation you fill out at the Post Office,put a "modest" dollar amount for "Value".
And check the box that says "GIFT"
And if your return address doesn't sound like a big Corporate Office,it's more believable.

Taxes,if any,are paid on the stated value.
Small "Gifts" will sneek through without any tax.
Otherwise it's 15%,after the stated value is converted into Canadian dollars.

And I'm sure they are constantly changing the rules.

 

USPS works great even for large packages. I bought a '49 Cad grille from HAMBer ABELUGO (Pomona to Toronto) that was the size of a b*** violin. All for $40US plus a few taxes...big deal.....but Brown would have ****d me up one side and down the other without Vaseline if they had handled my piece.....no, no, no, don't go near them....

bgbdlinc

 

I just sold some bike stuff to a canadian on ebay - I checked the "GIFT" BOX......serves the tax Nazis right.....