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"Shipping Cost To CANADA
Shipping Method Shipping Cost
Purolator Ground
2-6 days delivery
$16.02
(CAD) 15.11
   Duties & Tax  $49.16(CAD)46.36
   
UPS Worldwide Expedited
2-4 Business Days Delivery
$39.51
(CAD) 37.26
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable
   
UPS Worldwide Saver
1-2 Business Days Delivery
$45.75
(CAD) 43.15
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable
   
FedEx Economy
2-4 Business Day Delivery
$81.50
(CAD) 76.86
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable
   
FedEx Priority
1-2 Business Day Delivery
$111.50
(CAD) 105.16
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable
   
International Priority Mail (No Tracking Avail.)
7-10 Days Delivery
$53.00
(CAD) 49.98
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable
   
International Express Mail
2-3 Days Delivery
$75.25
(CAD) 70.97
   Duties & Tax  Unavailable"
   


Thank you very much for your input.

I don't want to pick up in Point Robert. It's too complicated for me. I want to buy about $200 merchandise. It's alright for me to pay taxes and duties.

My understanding  BH suggests  to ship by Purolator Ground, I pay all the duties ($13.55), HST ($24.9), Brokage ($1.56), Disbursement ($1.15) and Security + Handling ($8) at the time I purchase online to BP by paypal.

Is my understanding is correct?

I don't understand, for different shipping method , why it shows "duties and tax--- unavailable" ?

Lik

Hey, it's your money, so you're the boss. But I have to tell you that picking up stuff at Point Roberts is easier than picking stuff up from some of the courier. While you're down there, you can also get some cheap gas as well and save another $10 - $15 if you get a whole tank.

In the past, tax, duty, and brokerage charges were either paid to the courier when they deliver / I pick up the item. Or in the case of DHL, they mailed me a bill after I've picked up my parcel. But things could be different now as I haven't had stuff shipped directly from the US to my Canadian address in quite some time.

Hopefully, others with more recent experience could chime in.

-Lik