On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Grant Hutchinson<grant@splorp.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Tony D'Alfonso wrote:
>
>> Andrei, you're exactly right - UPS gouges and calls it "brokerage".
>> On the
>> duties issue though, NAFTA did wipe them out until our provincial and
>> federal governments decided that imports require charging PST and
>> GST, (not)
>> respectively!
>
> I'll second the vote to avoid UPS at all costs. (No pun intended.)
>
> Regarding sales tax, the trick is to mark those packages as "obsolete
> computer parts" with a very low value. You only pay GST/PST on the
> value of the shipment. The downside to this is not being able to
> properly insure the item for the actual value. Since Morgan's Macs are
> essentially free, that shouldn't be an issue in this case.
Good call everyone! I'll quote USPS for those across the northern border.
Morgan Aldridge
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