nd84 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I am planning to order a set of goalie gear online and ship it to my friend's po box in Blaine. I was just wondering if someone has had experiences with this kind of thing and can help me out. I want to know if I have to pay any duty or taxed when going back to Canada at the border after picking up my package. The purchase will probably be around $500. Do I not pay anything because I purchased it and made the transaction online or do I pay something at the border? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Stay at your friends house for a night and then go back the next morning, you should be fine. If you decide to just grab it and bring it back, you'll most likely be fine too. Canadian border guards care a lot less about how much you spent and are usually pretty lenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd84 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Stay at your friends house for a night and then go back the next morning, you should be fine. If you decide to just grab it and bring it back, you'll most likely be fine too. Canadian border guards care a lot less about how much you spent and are usually pretty lenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
لني Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Online matters not. Value of goods and time out of country does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerIce Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 They don't care I claim everything I bring back & never have problems. I tell them I'll be down there for 15 minutes, going to Ship Happens (crossing from Abby) pick up a product, say website I got it from. On the way back say the same thing, show them the invoice & done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I order stuff all the time to my brother's PO box... You're subject to all taxes as anybody else would be. That said, I've never been taxed before... So it's just your luck of the draw. I'd say with a bigger purchase like that, you'd have an elevated chance of getting taxed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 My friend that lives in B.C.has a PO Box in the U.S. My question is also the fact that the day I would pick it up is technically not the day I pay the $500+ so I shouldn't get taxed for it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk07 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5056-eng.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd84 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 They don't care I claim everything I bring back & never have problems. I tell them I'll be down there for 15 minutes, going to Ship Happens (crossing from Abby) pick up a product, say website I got it from. On the way back say the same thing, show them the invoice & done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterlingArcher Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 hide the goalie pads in your pants. hopefully they wont notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*VaNcOuVeRCaNuCkS* Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It all depends so you will never know Although the greater amount purchased the more likely you are to pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 How much were those products though? I'll prolly have the invoice and everything but do you think the I'll get taxed because of the $500 price tag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerIce Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 How much were those products though? I'll prolly have the invoice and everything but do you think the I'll get taxed because of the $500 price tag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Just declare it at the border. There's a good chance the officer doesn't send you in to pay taxes. But it is $500 so you're stretching it. It doesn't matter when you paid for it, it's when you bring the item across in to Canada you have to pay. And yes you would have to pay at the border before you can bring the item across. Why didn't you just get it shipped to Canada? I bought Harman Kardon surround sound system from the US, got it shipped to my house. Much more than $500.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I believe that everything is taxed but you're not bringing that much back...you should be fine and if they tax you it'll be around $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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