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[OM] Re: OT Leica bins on the bay.....

Subject: [OM] Re: OT Leica bins on the bay.....
From: "tOM Trottier" <tOM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:54:12 -0400
In Canada we have a "GST" "Goods and Services Tax", similar to VAT, 
but it doesn't apply to the shipping charges of internationally-
mailed goods, coming or going.  Gotta remain competititive!

tOM

On 17 Jun 2005 at 10:22,
David Carter <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suspect that a tax can be applied to an excise, but vice versa.
> In other words a play on words that our governments use to make more money to 
> pay politicians
> 
> David
> 
> Andrew Fildes wrote:
> > That's because we have a VAT/GST approach which I suspect the murkins  
> > don't. Shipping is a 'service' and so taxable. Here, fortunately,  
> > photo gear does not attract import duty (usually 5%) or I would have  
> > to pay duty first on the value and then GST on the item, shipping AND  
> > on the duty itself (and on the brokerage fee and on the charge for  
> > 'opening' an item with customs, even if they don't)! I really can't  
> > see how duty is a 'service' to me.
> > Anyway, what the hell is the difference between a tax and an exise  
> > dammit?!
> > AndrewF
> > 
> > 
> > On 17/06/2005, at 6:58 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Erm, no, not really - in my experience customs duties are levied on  
> >>the
> >>"landed" price, inclusive of shipping charges.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Piers
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On  
> >>Behalf
> >>Of tOM Trottier
> >>Sent: 16 June 2005 20:22
> >>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [OM] Re: OT Leica bins on the bay.....
> >>
> >>"Excessive" shipping charges can be useful if you're paying  
> >>customs / taxes
> >>on only the "value".


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