IF I buy TV from States,Do I need to pay tax and duty at Canadian border?

[tonychouca]

SAMSUNG LNT4065
http://www.enterprisephoto.com/item.asp?item=47480#

1589+TAX8%=1716.12

but in Futureshop and bestbuy even on sale 2299.99*1.14=2620.86

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0770HDS0010086221&catid=

looks like states price cheaper than Canada.

any suggestion,thanks.

[rubberband]

yup.

add 14% and a big-ass brokerage fee if you're getting it shipped.

[matkun]

Not to mention the shipping cost of a large TV tends to be big. Have to take that into account unless your getting free shipping.

[CameraBill]

if you come through Alberta it's only 6%!

[WLJ101]

SAMSUNG LNT4065
http://www.enterprisephoto.com/item.asp?item=47480#

1589+TAX8%=1716.12

but in Futureshop and bestbuy even on sale 2299.99*1.14=2620.86

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0770HDS0010086221&catid=

looks like states price cheaper than Canada.

any suggestion,thanks.

wow, that's cheap.

1716.12 +tax = 1956.24 still cheap.

those people that work in niagra border have no life, they are all having bad mood and bad attitude.

Edit: buy one in futureshop, bring the receipt with you to the states and buy one in the states. Bring it to the border with the FS receipt and see if they still charge you tax or not.

Sorry, I just hate a guy in the niagra border so much, he got a tag "#19797". Hope it works for you.

[crimsona]

Future Shop receipts have the serial numbers printed on it
I'm guessing the border crossing guards see this type of thing on a daily basis

[goffeebeans]

Edit: buy one in futureshop, bring the receipt with you to the states and buy one in the states. Bring it to the border with the FS receipt and see if they still charge you tax or not.


That seems extremely odd and out of the ordinary.. I would bet that you would get searched for sure. What plausible reason would you tell the customs officer for having to bring in a brand new 40" tv into the states and back? A laptop yea... but a new in box 40" plasma tv??

[cwb27]

wow, that's cheap.

1716.12 +tax = 1956.24 still cheap.

those people that work in niagra border have no life, they are all having bad mood and bad attitude.

Edit: buy one in futureshop, bring the receipt with you to the states and buy one in the states. Bring it to the border with the FS receipt and see if they still charge you tax or not.

Sorry, I just hate a guy in the niagra border so much, he got a tag "#19797". Hope it works for you.

This is actually a good way to get yourself arrested for Obstructing/Hindering a Peace Officer in a worst case scenario.

Your border experience is usually only as a bad as you make it.. Pulling goofy **** like was suggested is a pretty surefire way to make it so you have a pretty bad day.

[Sohjonn]

not implying anything, but how do they know you're smuggling it over if you say you have nothing to claim?

[cwb27]

not implying anything, but how do they know you're smuggling it over if you say you have nothing to claim?

..How else did the big friggin TV land up in the car and you not notice?

[WLJ101]

..How else did the big friggin TV land up in the car and you not notice?

LOL.