Mystery bag declaration?

Horse2345
Horse2345 Posts: 3,294
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Curious what the mystery bags were declared as? @Santos.  I’ve never been charged actual duty ever. 
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  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,035
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Kearnsy
  • Horse2345
    Horse2345 Posts: 3,294
    Kearn5y said:
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Sorry, im referring to what the contents were declared as, that determines if duty gets charged or not, for Canada anyways. 
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  • ekwipt
    ekwipt Vancouver Posts: 1,043
    edited January 4
    Horse2345 said:
    Kearn5y said:
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Sorry, im referring to what the contents were declared as, that determines if duty gets charged or not, for Canada anyways. 
    It was $80 US
    Guessing “clothing” which can get dinged up to about 18% if it’s not North American made. 
    Post edited by ekwipt on
  • Horse2345
    Horse2345 Posts: 3,294
    ekwipt said:
    Horse2345 said:
    Kearn5y said:
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Sorry, im referring to what the contents were declared as, that determines if duty gets charged or not, for Canada anyways. 
    It was $80 US
    Guessing “clothing” which can get dinged up to about 18% if it’s not North American made. 
    Strange though, ive bought dozens of shirts and never been charged duty before. 
    UBC 92, Vancouver 93, Vancouver 98, Seattle 02, Vancouver 03, Vancouver 05, Gorge 06, Gorge 06,Seattle 09,Seattle 09, Vancouver09, Montreal 11, Toronto 11,Toronto 11, Vancouver 11,Vancouver 13, Seattle 13
  • ekwipt
    ekwipt Vancouver Posts: 1,043
    Horse2345 said:
    ekwipt said:
    Horse2345 said:
    Kearn5y said:
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Sorry, im referring to what the contents were declared as, that determines if duty gets charged or not, for Canada anyways. 
    It was $80 US
    Guessing “clothing” which can get dinged up to about 18% if it’s not North American made. 
    Strange though, ive bought dozens of shirts and never been charged duty before. 
    These bags definitely seem to have gotten extra attention from customs officials 🤷‍♂️ 
  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,035
    Horse2345 said:
    Kearn5y said:
    $80 was declared on my Irish bag.
    Sorry, im referring to what the contents were declared as, that determines if duty gets charged or not, for Canada anyways. 
    Exact wording was Shirts/Stickers/Pins/Bundle 
    Kearnsy
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,412
    Here's 2 Mystery Bag orders I received from Canada Post. Both descriptions were different. One I paid duties, the other I didn't. Duties was hit on the "Special Classification" description package.



  • TinaE
    TinaE Germany Posts: 2,131
    edited January 6
    Mine was at German customs but I didn't have to pay any customs fees.
    Post edited by TinaE on
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    I should of read mine more thoroughly.   It's complicated.   Here in Canada, a lot of the time, the CBSA lets a lot of lower valued stuff slide.  Our limit is crazy low.  $40CAD which is less than $30 USD.    In my experience many packages under $100 CAD seem to avoid tax even though the limit is that low.  It was even worse before Trump redid nafta and had the limit increased from $20 to $40, but in the opposite direction, stuff being mailed to the US, I think the limit is $800. It's kind of crazy.

    I've rarely seen Duty applied.  I think on a pair of shoes once. I'm trying to remember what causes it, but I think it's when the clothing is manufactured outside of North America.  Then NAFTA doesn't apply to do it, and it has the potential to be dinged for duty, but again, most of the time CBSA doesn't bother.   I think I've had it on a pair of shoes once, and that's it.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,412
    Zod said:
    I should of read mine more thoroughly.   It's complicated.   Here in Canada, a lot of the time, the CBSA lets a lot of lower valued stuff slide.  Our limit is crazy low.  $40CAD which is less than $30 USD.    In my experience many packages under $100 CAD seem to avoid tax even though the limit is that low.  It was even worse before Trump redid nafta and had the limit increased from $20 to $40, but in the opposite direction, stuff being mailed to the US, I think the limit is $800. It's kind of crazy.

    I've rarely seen Duty applied.  I think on a pair of shoes once. I'm trying to remember what causes it, but I think it's when the clothing is manufactured outside of North America.  Then NAFTA doesn't apply to do it, and it has the potential to be dinged for duty, but again, most of the time CBSA doesn't bother.   I think I've had it on a pair of shoes once, and that's it.

    From Canada Post, I rarely see duties applied too. 

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