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Originally Posted by Montec
Uh...not in BC....I paid a sizable amount of duty on any purchase I have made from B&H. I have been shopping Vistek recently for that very reason...and the dollar at par.
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It's not duty you are paying. B&H ships by UPS. UPS charges an obscene amount of Brokerage fees to clear the shipment into Canada through customs. Canada Post charges $ 5.00 to do the paperwork. Ups is at least $ 25.00 to do the same. Their brokerage fees increase with shipment value.
There is no duty to Canada from the states on Photogaphic equipment. You pay only the brokerage fee and GST and PST. And you pay the taxes on the shipping and the brokerage as well. I try and only use the post office for shipping.
cheers
Chris