For Canadians Ordering from Overseas

[DMK]

Originally Posted by fred

and that is why most vendors won't ship to Canada anymore (except to a select few who never returned stuff cause of extra duty)

it is the law. if you import cigars to Canada you must pay duty and excise tax. the range is anywhere upto and including 200% of the value of the cigars.

refusing the cigars because they got caught by customs

as with most things, its a numbers game. if your package is the one that gets inspected, you pay duty. 99 times out of 100, your package is not picked.

I didn't order it, it was a prize in a contest. No way I'm paying double + what they are worth on a box I can get anytime I like for a lot less.
They get enough taxes from me as it is.

[Mr Edmundo]

I think the issue here is whether we are hurting the supplier. When a parcel comes in with an exhorbitant fee, you have two choices. Pay up, or refuse the parcel. But refusing a parcel is not the problem to the supplier. It's charging back the credit card payment. The supplier gets screwed. So why would they want to do business that way?