Registered: Oct 1999
Location:
Posts: 31

Hi ALl,

How much does the GVD cost in CAN$$ for those people in Canada that recently ordered them? I was just wondering as I was one of the first to get them last year and Customs charged me nearly CAN$60/- for duty. I hear this might be different now. Can someone give me the total price after taxes and (duty if any) ?

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 62

I paid $295 US including shipping and tax. But I haven't received mine yet.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location:
Posts: 31

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. When did you order? And which province are you from? I just ordered yesterday from Ottawa, Ontario. Just wondered if I might have to pay duty again at the CanadaPost office when I pick up my Visor Deluxe package.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

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Originally posted by Traveller:
...the total price after taxes and (duty if any)

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location:
Posts: 31

You have to pay duty if the product is not made in the USA. That's what happened to NAFTA.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 434

Although legal (I think), it is unusual for Customs to charge duty on items like these even though they aren't made in the US. Indeed, even if you buy a foreign product from a US store you still usually don't pay duty.

You may be thinking about GST (+/- PST). I didn't think there were any brokerage fees. Lessee. US$250=CAD$375. 15% of $375 = CAD$56. So $60 sounds about right, if you were charged both GST and PST.



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