Wayne and Debbie Tallack wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne and Debbie Tallack [mailto:tallack@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: May 3, 1999 7:50 PM
> To: Philip Smith
> Subject: RE: Customs duty (some humour)
>
> Canada still gives preferential treatment in the (form of lower duties)to
> some imports from the old country and some of the commonwealth countries. I
> think it classified as BPT (British Preferential Treatment or tariff)
>
> I don't imagine the US does ever since you threw all of their tea into the
> Boston harbour. : )
In truth, as a country with favored nation status, Great Britain gets
the lowest duties on most items, nominally around 7%, a good deal for
those of us importing from there--otherwise, we would be required to pay
VAT, which is something like 17-18%, or thereabouts.
Cheers.
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