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 Author: Sterra View Messages Posted By Sterra
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 16:50
 Subject: US to Can Customs Tax on Return
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I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

Sandra
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 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 16:58
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

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 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 17:38
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In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

Maybe fake-return is a usual scheme from Canadians who don’t want to pay taxes?

French saying: trop poli pour être honnête (too polite to be honest).  Seems
to apply to Canadians
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 17:40
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In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

Maybe fake-return is a usual scheme from Canadians who don’t want to pay taxes?

French saying: trop poli pour être honnête (too polite to be honest).  Seems
to apply to Canadians

More seriously: as taxes are not checked by Customs in the US, the senders may
not be understanding why it’s important to correctly fill the paperwork.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 17:43
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In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

Maybe fake-return is a usual scheme from Canadians who don’t want to pay taxes?

nah only reusing old stamps

  French saying: trop poli pour être honnête (too polite to be honest).  Seems
to apply to Canadians

 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 19:39
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In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

Maybe fake-return is a usual scheme from Canadians who don’t want to pay taxes?

French saying: trop poli pour être honnête (too polite to be honest).  Seems
to apply to Canadians

Those things do not apply to Canadians 😀😁😉
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 19:41
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In Taxes, SezaR writes:
  In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

probably with the way Canada post is. a week or 2 ago i was watching some videos
of sending some cards to psa in the states for grading and the person i was watching
said that they once ended up paying import costs on the cards when they were
returned so i would be surprised if they do it also in this case.

Maybe fake-return is a usual scheme from Canadians who don’t want to pay taxes?

French saying: trop poli pour être honnête (too polite to be honest).  Seems
to apply to Canadians

Those things do not apply to Canadians 😀😁😉

 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 17:35
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?

Sandra
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Do not pay them.
If it is CanadaPost, you can request the postmaster to return it to customs to
adjust the charges (wherever the customs checked the package and add charges)
and you give them your tel number and email address. Then they contact you and
you give them necessary documents that this is a return package. They then remove
the charges.
 Author: Sterra View Messages Posted By Sterra
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 18:54
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I checked the customs form - Return of goods box is checked off. Maybe they
didn't bother to look at the paperwork. I will be talking to the postmaster.
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Feb 22, 2023 19:37
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I checked the customs form - Return of goods box is checked off. Maybe they
didn't bother to look at the paperwork. I will be talking to the postmaster.

There are no tax for returned goods. You did not buy anything, it is just returned.

I have returned goods from post office to customs for review because the declared
value was wrong (sender included shipping costs into the value of goods) and
the customs contacted me and corrected the chaeges; once they removed it totally!
I think it will work for this case too.

If you pay it, you can request a refund by sending documents to customs or somewhere
i dont remember. But they wont refund the handling fees , i.e. $9.95 so that
route is not recommended.

P.s. If that works comment here and let us now and also send me a beautiful
lego set. I am still a kid and would appreciate that!
 Author: Sterra View Messages Posted By Sterra
 Posted: Feb 23, 2023 10:45
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?



I am requesting a refund from the Border Services. (yes I paid instead of shipping
it back)
Need to send back the CBSA Postal Import Form with documentation. I sent the
Order page with the refund showing, a copy of the mailing label, copy of the
customs form from the buyer, and a copy of the original shipping label (yeah
I kept this one!).

I will let you know what happens.

Sandra
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 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Feb 23, 2023 11:26
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?



I am requesting a refund from the Border Services. (yes I paid instead of shipping
it back)
Need to send back the CBSA Postal Import Form with documentation. I sent the
Order page with the refund showing, a copy of the mailing label, copy of the
customs form from the buyer, and a copy of the original shipping label (yeah
I kept this one!).

I will let you know what happens.

Thanks!

  Sandra
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 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Feb 23, 2023 18:50
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  I am having a package returned from the states and I am required to pay customs
Tax for the return. Is this Normal?



I am requesting a refund from the Border Services. (yes I paid instead of shipping
it back)

The processing fees $9.95 won't be refunded. You also have to pay to send
your documents to CSBA so you lost in total at least about $11.

  Need to send back the CBSA Postal Import Form with documentation. I sent the
Order page with the refund showing, a copy of the mailing label, copy of the
customs form from the buyer, and a copy of the original shipping label (yeah
I kept this one!).

I will let you know what happens.

Sandra
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 Author: Sterra View Messages Posted By Sterra
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  I rechecked the form to request a review. There is nothing saying that it requires money anywhere. Do they charge you out of the refund?
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  
  I rechecked the form to request a review. There is nothing saying that it requires money anywhere. Do they charge you out of the refund?

I think he's saying the flat rate fee of about $10 that they charge for them
to calculate the tax when it was "imported" isn't refunded
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Feb 24, 2023 00:32
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In Taxes, Sterra writes:
  
  I rechecked the form to request a review. There is nothing saying that it requires money anywhere. Do they charge you out of the refund?

I had explained in my first message that you would better to make it return to
avoid lose $9.95 (plus the cost of mailing documents to CSBA)

If you check the details of tax costs, for us in BC there are
GST $X
PST $Y
Processing fees $9.95

That processing fees won't be refunded, no matter what.