Canada- duty tax on parts from U.S.?
 

Hey fellow Canadians, im thinking of getting a CBE, probably F.I. ,but still not decided yet
I know a few of you have ordered parts from US for your cars
Do you have to pay duty on the parts when they arrive, if so is it a percentage of the cost of parts?
Just want to know how much extra ill need to pay on top of the cost,
ie. FI CBE is about $1100 US for parts alone, plus shipping, plus duty tax if applicable, this can add up to alot of $$$!

Any feedback appreciated on the FI CBE, seems to be a popular choice...

IF, and only IF, the parts are manufactured in North America then they qualify under NAFTA and are duty-free. But they are not tax-free. You still must pay provincial & federal taxes upon arrival.

All of my Stillen parts (HFC's, CBE, CAI, and sway bars) were duty-free. But I paid the GST on them. Actually, Stillen paid it on my behalf. AND, there's no provincial sales tax in Alberta (WooHoo!!), so I only paid the extra 5% for the GST. But on my Volks wheels, Toyo tires, and TPMS sensors, I was subject to duty. Because they were manufactured outside North America. Even though the wheel package was assembled in the USA, it's because of their place of manufacture as to why they were subject to duty.

I hope this helps.

6MT is exactly right.

Lets not forget the dreaded "custom fees" assigned by the shippers. It can present a sticker shock, if your not prepared for it.

Yep. The most important thing is that the seller doing the shipping attaches a complete manifest of parts listing the countries of manufacture and that it exactly matches the contents. The source of materials doesn't matter, as long as the final product is built in the US it will be duty free.

:bs: You couldn't be more wrong. It DOES matter where the product is manufactured. It doesn't matter if it's "assembled" in the USA. If it's manufactured outside North America, it DOES NOT qualify under NAFTA as duty-free.

My wheel example above should have told you that!

There are of course many instances where the country of origin is not "specified". But do you really want Canada Customs to seize your shipment? My wheels were seized; although mine was for under value issues and not country of origin issues. And Canada Customs is really getting "picky" because the value of the Canadian dollar has increased close to par. Their reasoning as to why they are looking very closely at ALL shipments is beacuse of the big increase of products coming from the USA.

You can really do what you want, but the penalty for making false disclosures or no disclosure is $1000 fine AND the forfiture of the shipment. IE: means you lose everything.

I said country of manufacture, not assembly. For it to be considered "manufactured" in a given country more than 50% of the work must be done in that country. So for example if a company has wheels cast overseas and then paints them in the US that isn't going to qualify, but building an exhaust system from foreign tube steel is.

When purchasing items from the USA, have it shipped by USPS if at all possible. In my experience, when shipped via USPS, Canada Customs may charge GST or HST or not. They may also charge a handling fee of a few dollars. This is far better than say UPS charging a brokerage fee on top of duty and GST or HST. As for country of origin, I don't think Canada Customs much cares. They look at the value of the item and assess accordingly, at least in my experience importing from the USA.

:iagree:

FedEx is O-K too. UPS seems to charge an arm and a leg for their brokerage fee.

We have worked to become what's called a non-resident importer into Canada, which allows us to help our Canadian customers out.

• Discounted FedEx Freight Into Canada
• Pre-Established Discounted Brokerage Fees
• No Provincial Sales Tax
• Only 5% GST
• We charge you one price, cover all fees and duties (if needed) so no surprises later

Let us know if we can help..

what do you mean no PST? if i buy products from you, PST is mandatory here in ontario? what makes you think you can get an exemption from it? unless you mean that you pay the pst on our behalf.

We're not required to collect it, niether FedEx or STILLEN. No bill is going to come for it from anyone.

Technically it would be your responsibility to proactively pay the PST for your province. Similar in the US when buying product from a different state, no state tax is charged.

In the US you're supposed to put it on your state tax form as use tax, and I'm sure someone actually does. :)

If the products were made in the US, you do not have to pay the duty taxes for it. The GST/PST still applies though. The seller has to put the country of origin and HS code or fill out that nafta forum... I have it somewhere...lol