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Originally Posted by shalym
edit: Never mind...I tried setting a different item to ship to my Canadian friend, and it worked. It did add "Import Fees Deposit: $12.80" to the cost, which I believe covers the taxes and fees.
Shari
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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
So you paid the tax to Amazon, who then paid it to the Canadian government?
Canada has a GST, the same in operation and principal as Australia's. If Amazon can do it for Canada, why not Australia?
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As far as I can tell from my orders from Amazon.com, the import fee has nothing to do with the federal GST, the provincial PST or the combined flavour in some provinces called the HST and is supposedly to cover the extra cost of adding the paperwork required for importing the shipment to Canada. In theory, if the cost is less than the deposit, you will be refunded the difference.
If imposed, the GST/HST/PST along with any other applicable tariffs will be collected by the CBSA or other agency on the Canadian side of the border.