On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Did I hear correct that if you put "gift" on a package to Canada they don't
> get charged for customs? I have a nephew in Montreal that i'd love to send a
> Xmas gift, but sure don't want him to have to pay customs (poor student).
> Any of you know? Thought I'd send him a printer I no longer use..probably
> worth $150..but dont' want him to get socked with a charge.
It depends, it usually works but there's no guarantee. The delcared value
and description makes a bigger difference. Just last week I had a $20US
microscope part stopped and charged $4.50 in taxes (plus a $5 fee to collect
it!). It was also declared as a "gift". In the past I've had "$20" OM bodies
stopped, examined, and then cleared with no fees whatsoever. The trick I
was told by a postal outlet employee is to declared the item as broken.
For some reason they don't tax non-woring items. Maybe you should send him
your "broken" printer :-)
-mark
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