subject: Taxes And Duties When Shipping From The Us To Canada [print this page] One of the busiest international shipping borders in the world is that between Canada and the United States. When you do business in a State that actually borders Canada, such as Wisconsin, there is a good chance that at least some of your customers are going to be Canadian. This is why most messenger WI companies are going to be well versed in what kinds of additional fees you should be prepared to face when you're shipping between the two countries.
The fact is, there is almost always going to be additional costs when you're shipping between two countries. Every shipment is different however, and the exact fees and duties that you have to pay can vary depending on what types of goods that you're shipping. The destination matters to. That is because different Canadian provinces have different rules as far as their taxation goes.
The first tax that you will have to pay on everything that you ship to Canada is the 5% GST, which is a general sales tax paid by everyone on the country. This will apply no matter where you are shipping to. PST, is a provincial sales tax, and this is not the same from province to province. As an example, Saskatchewan assesses a provincial sales tax, whereas its neighbor Alberta does not.
Duties are a kind of fee which is paid for bringing certain types of goods or goods over certain values across international borders. Expect that if you're shipping commercially from the US to Canada that you're going to have to pay duty on many of your shipments. The best way to establish how much that is going to cost you is to simply talk it over with your courier. Most international couriers will have the resources to accurately describe to you the fees that you can expect to pay.
A brokerage fee is the last added cost that you should be prepared to face when you're shipping internationally. Your courier company may have a broker that they deal with in order to ship across borders. Post offices also charge brokerage fees if you're trying to ship something that way internationally. There is a good way to save money on brokerage fees. They are typically a flat fee based on every order, so if you send one larger order rather than several smaller ones you can save quite a bit on your customs broker.
by: Paul McDuffy
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