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 Author: SonoSue View Messages Posted By SonoSue
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 12:46
 Subject: Canadian shipping internationally (non US)
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SonoSue (24)

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I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 12:54
 Subject: Re: Canadian shipping internationally (non US)
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In Help, SonoSue writes:
  I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?

Hi,

I can’t help for Canada Post but:

1. You didn’t get the VAT, it has already been collected by BrickLink(’s partner). 
On the PayPal transaction, it shows as “partner fee.”

2. However you can do that with Canada post, you need to communicate the IOSS
number electronically.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 13:12
 Subject: Re: Canadian shipping internationally (non US)
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In Help, SylvainLS writes:
  In Help, SonoSue writes:
  I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?

Hi,

I can’t help for Canada Post but:

1. You didn’t get the VAT, it has already been collected by BrickLink(’s partner). 
On the PayPal transaction, it shows as “partner fee.”

2. However you can do that with Canada post, you need to communicate the IOSS
number electronically.

I must admit it seems difficult to engrave a number on an electron, but I'll
try...
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 13:18
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In Help, 1001bricks writes:
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  2. However you can do that with Canada post, you need to communicate the IOSS
number electronically.

I must admit it seems difficult to engrave a number on an electron, but I'll
try...

I didn’t choose the word, it’s official 🤷‍♂️

I guess they felt they put enough money in the CERN’s accelerator(s) that it
could at least be useful for something
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 13:08
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Nubs_Select (4850)

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In Help, SonoSue writes:
  I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?

Companies like Stallion Express and Chit Chats allow for it online, I’ve never
shipped a package that needs that via Canada PST so can’t say directly, but if
they offer it, it’s likely behind an online only business account option
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 14:50
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SezaR (1762)

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In Help, SonoSue writes:
  I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?

open an account with CP online and use it to create a label and submit the IOSS
electronically. In case of Europe If you just write down the IOSS on the package,
it won't work and they will have to pat the VAT again once the package reaches
at destination but I think for UK and Australia, it doesn't matter.
You get discounted rates with CP too.
 Author: jbroman View Messages Posted By jbroman
 Posted: Dec 3, 2025 20:07
 Subject: Re: Canadian shipping internationally (non US)
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In Help, SonoSue writes:
  I am trying to use the IOSS number provided by Bricklink when shipping with Canada
Post but they know nothing about it. The buyer has paid the VAT to me but I
don't know who to forward it to or how to do so. Has anyone else encountered
this? What did you do?

There is a field called IOSS ID after the “reason for export” field.
It has grayed out text with “ Tax ID, IRS No., VAT, IOSS number” on it.

It is much easier to do this at home with the Canada Post web services shipping
page.
https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/create-shipping-label.page?

When you create a business account, you even get a slight discount and usually
every October they offer free shipping once a week.