Canada Customs issues 3 1/2" x 5" green or white identity cards for the
temporary exportation of valuable articles and especially those with serial
numbers. In close on 30 years I have never experienced any problems leaving
Canada, entering the UK and returning to Canada with the carded items. The
only catch is that you have to show the items to the customs officer in
Canada at the time the card is written up. In 30 years we have never been
asked by UK customs to "declare" what we are temporarily importing and
evidence same with these green cards.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 02:05 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Trans-shipping personal goods including cameras
>
> I believe that you have been completely misled, Garth.
>
> You *can* temporarily import personal effects and professional equipment
to
> the UK (and by extension to the rest of EU) as well as to several other
> countries without paying any duty or tax provided that you re-export the
> same goods. And the same should apply on the way back into Canada on the
> basis that the equipment is "returned goods" assuming you bought the
> equipment in Canada. Whoever has told you to pay tax and duty into UK and
> back into Canada does not have the *slightest* clue about import
> regulations, and were probably talking through a bodily orifice not
> conventionally used for speech.
>
> You need an ATA Carnet. Carnets are usually issued by Chambers of
> Trade/Commerce, and your own gives the five offices to contact for carnet
> services: http://www.chamber.ca/article.asp?id=271 and gives general
> information here: http://www.chamber.ca/article.asp?id=259
>
> You will have to deposit a bond (I guess that covers the amount of duty
that
> would be payable) and you do have to pay a fee of CDN100+ (depends on
value
> of goods) to get the carnet issued.
>
> The information they give assumes you will be accompanying the goods - not
> in your case. FedEx reportdely don't want to know about Carnet shipments,
> UPS the same. Try DHL.
>
> For a useful, though US-origin, explanation, try here:
> http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=1556
>
> And for an informative "user" perspective, try this:
> http://www.cinematography.net/Pages%20GB/CARNET.HTM
>
> Above all, don't accept nonsense from people pretending to be informed (of
> course, that could apply to me too, as far as you - or I - know).
>
> And I guess the UK chapter looks forward to a ZA meet with a Canuck
keynote
> speaker?
>
> --
> Piers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Garth
> Sent: 15 August 2006 17:18
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] [OT] Trans-shipping personal goods including cameras
>
> Well, after about 45 minutes on the phone with various and sundry parties
at
> FedEx Canada, I've come to the conclusion that, if I want to ship my
> camera(s) ahead of me when I go on vacation to Great Britain in September,
> I'd better be prepared to pay duty and VAT on the outbound shipment and
duty
> and GST on the way back to Canada. Based on the declared value of the
> equipment, this could end up costing several thousands of dollars (could
> well be over a grand CDN just to get the camera equipment to Britain!).
>
> This is an absurd situation. Apparently, I and anyone else trying to take
> pictures while on vacation now have zero options except to trust our
> valuable equipment to the tender mercies and honesty of the various
> airports' baggage handling facilities.
>
> What *amazing* stupidity. I hardly see much point in going most places
> anymore -- I guess I'll save a lot of money on traveling in the future.
> Camera quests will now be completely restricted to wherever I can travel
> to via automobile. Ciao, Europe. Been nice seeing you.
>
>
> Garth
>
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