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> From: Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com>
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Duty Charges?
> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 7:46 AM
>
> I ordered some stuff from Rimmer (around a $300 purchase) a month or so
> ago and got a UPS duty bill for about $12. I'm not sure if the duty is
> like a tax on the amount spent or a percentage on the weight of the
> parcel (the box from Rimmer was large but fairly light).
>
> Last time this cropped up there was some heated debate to say the
> least, so let's try to avoid that again. But I do remember somebody
> explaining some ways to get around it if you write something on the box.
> I can't remember. This info could come in handy if I decide to import a
> O/D tranny.
>
> Ryan Smith
> 72 Emerald Green Spitfire
>
> From: "Sizemore, Shane" <shane.sizemore@medaphis.com>
> To: "'spitfires@autox.team.net'" <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: Duty Charges?
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 07:32:15 -0500
> Reply-To: "Sizemore, Shane" <shane.sizemore@medaphis.com>
>
Parts on cars over 25 years old are duty free coming into Canada and this
info should be shown on the package to avoid duty. However, in Shane's
example I would guess the biggest part of the $33.80 fee is likely from the
brokerage fee and that has nothing to do with duty. The brokerage fee is to
cover somebody doing the paper work at the border to bring the goods into
the country.
Keith
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