REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Shipping to Point Roberts from Asia then back to Canada

mikey2781 · 07-09-2013, 07:58 PM

So there is this store on eBay who charges $25 to ship to US and $250 to ship to Canada. The item costs $450 so there is a very high chance of me getting charged with taxes/duties and brokerage fees. This is the only store that has what I am looking for.

When the item arrives at Pt. Roberts' postal office, does the post office pay for the tax/duty/brokerage fees first and then I pay them afterwards? So then if I cross the border again, will I get charged with taxes/duty again?

I've shipped smaller items that are less than $100 from Asia to point roberts and never encountered duties/taxes, but $450 is pretty much guaranteed that I will get charged.

In a simpler form:
Product from China shipped to Point Roberts receiving office like The Letter Carrier -> Will there be taxes/duties imposed on the product when it enters the US that I have to pay for?

07-09-2013, 07:58 PM	#1
mikey2781 Wunder? Wonder?? Wander??? Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Van Posts: 240 Thanked 238 Times in 66 Posts Failed 46 Times in 18 Posts	Shipping to Point Roberts from Asia then back to Canada So there is this store on eBay who charges $25 to ship to US and $250 to ship to Canada. The item costs $450 so there is a very high chance of me getting charged with taxes/duties and brokerage fees. This is the only store that has what I am looking for. When the item arrives at Pt. Roberts' postal office, does the post office pay for the tax/duty/brokerage fees first and then I pay them afterwards? So then if I cross the border again, will I get charged with taxes/duty again? I've shipped smaller items that are less than $100 from Asia to point roberts and never encountered duties/taxes, but $450 is pretty much guaranteed that I will get charged. In a simpler form: Product from China shipped to Point Roberts receiving office like The Letter Carrier -> Will there be taxes/duties imposed on the product when it enters the US that I have to pay for? Last edited by mikey2781; 07-09-2013 at 08:17 PM.