Will be heading to canada to live there for a few months. I will be ordering a computer monitor from ebay that ships from the usa. I see they list the cost in us and cad dollars and the shipping as well.
However, it says the seller it isn’t responsible for custom, dutie fees and all that is the buyers responsibility.
Does that mean there is extra costs to have a monitor shipped from the usa to canada? So if it cost 200 dollars total for monitor plus shipping in CAD dollars, is there any additional custom charge or whatnot? I assumed there was none but when i saw this message, there is? If so, how much is it usually? Does it depend on the weight of the monitor or something else?
I ship close to 2000 packages a year with Ebay and have never heard of a custom or duty fee. International shipping can get very expensive however. A couple pound monitor could easily cost $30-$50 USD to ship. Maybe thats the charge?
Some information:
Check out this site for details. They’ve even got a page that will calculate the duties for you based on the product and it’s cost.
I suggest you also look at buying it from a Canadian source.
A company like UPS or FEDEX is going to charge a brokerage fee.
You are also going to have to pay Canadian sales tax.
I don’t know current brokerage fees, but unless things have changed radically recently you want the sender to send via mail, NOT via UPS. UPS’s brokerage fees are much higher than Canada Post’s.
I ship to Canada for ebay sales. Weight is a huge determinant of cost. Why in the world buy a monitor from the US when they are readily available in Canada? It’s absurd.
I second the “avoid UPS” recommendation. I once bought a mini keyboard for my computer on eBay, cost was 4 bucks, seller was in Texas and shipping via UPS. IIRC, shipping cost was about 20 bucks, but once it got here the brokerage fees added another 25 bucks.
Also, it’s not unusual for Canada Customs to charge sales tax (federal and provincial, depending on your location) for cross-border purchases. I’m not sure if it applies to everything, or just to items that are not exempt under NAFTA.
Because the monitors that i need has to have 1600x1200 or 1920x1290 resolution. I found one or 2 on ebay that ship from the usa to canada for 200 dollars but thats not counting the custom/duty fees.
The only monitors that have this resolution that ships from canada on ebay cost like 700-900 dollars for one. Thats the reason…
You don’t want to shop Canadian retail? In googling prices the difference between US and Canadian prices (not including VAT tax) seems very minor.
Here’s just one.
$ 310 Canadian after rebate from a Canadian store, and they do ship.
ASUS PA248Q 24.1IN Widescreen LED Backlit IPS LCD Monitor 1920X1200 6MS 80M:1 HDMI DVI DisplayPort
Here’s another
Samsung SyncMaster LS27A850DS 27IN Widescreen LED PLS LCD Monitor 2560X1440 5MS 300CDM DVI DP Pivot
On sale for $ 699. Canadian -
Same Monitor for US market - $ 749.00 US
That fee is for freight forwarding. Think of it as using someone’s good name, to get it across the border. UPS charges $35, post office is like $5-10. When I used to buy things off eBay this was always the first question before I would bid.
Is it possible to find one that is 1600x1200? Or one that is used or that would not be possible? The thing is i plan to use it for 3-6 months and then sell it back on ebay canada…