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   XPost: alt.politics.economics   
   From: dennisr@dont-email.me   
      
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   "M.I.Wakefield"  wrote:   
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   > "Liberals are VERMIN!"  wrote in message   
   > news:b36d408f-7501-4242-9dd2-cf415cb7a0db@googlegroups.com...   
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   > > But, unlike in the 70's there is very little duty on most items.  There is   
   > > tax however.  13% depending on where you live.  Rule of thumb is that   
   > > anything shipped in via a courier has tax charged on it.  Canada Post is   
   > > slacker, usually allowing anything $50 or under to come in tax-free.   
   > > However, you may pay a $10 "processing fee."   Person to person shipments   
   > > can often avoid taxes, but company to person shipments are charged.   
   >   
   > The other alternative is to get a US mailing address, and bring stuff back   
   > under your personal exemptions on trips you were going to make anyway.  One   
   > company I've ordered from has $5 US shipping, versus $34 to Canada.   
      
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