[GuitarsCanada]

This is good stuff Satim, but these are just the personal exemptions for when you are physically in the States. There are certain items that are exempt from duty when importing.We should track these down and post them so everyone has the info. Must be available somewhere.

 

[GuitarsCanada]

Here is the NAFTA if anyone has 4 hours to read it.

http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/naftatce.asp

 

[GuitarsCanada]

There are tons of horror stories out there. I think they encompass just about every carrier out there too. With the amount of good's being shipped now with the emergence of on-line auctions it's going to happen. You will notice that a lot of these eBay sellers insist on the extra insurance now, which can be pretty expensive. So far I guess I have been lucky. I have gotten at least 10-12 guitars and 3-4 amps through the mail and so far so good. Knock on wood.

 

[GuitarsCanada]

I just stumbled across this thing here from Canada Post. I noticed an eBay seller out of the States using it. If you use it, all the customs and fees are calculated prior to shipping. So you at least know what to expoect if anything. No surprises. It's called BorderFree

http://www.borderfree.com/en/consumers/index.jsp