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genoph
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p.1 #1 · Shipping and duty

Hey,

So I've figured out camera duty and taxes, I was wondering if anyone could decipher canadian duty laws and their vagueness or has experience shipping light stands, umbrellas, and flashes. I'm thinking about putting together a cheap portable setup for starting out.

Any info would be awesome
Geoff

Dec 26, 2008 at 08:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · Shipping and duty

Not quite sure what exactly you're looking for, but when you order stuff from outside Canada and import them you'll have to pay GST. UPS, FEDEX will charge an additional brokerage fee. Some sellers esp, ebayers might just put "gift" on the custom form and you pay no duty... if you're lucky, if you're not; customs will hold the package and try to determine the value and charge you accordingly

Dec 28, 2008 at 04:54 AM

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p.1 #3 · Shipping and duty

I've never had to pay duty on photo gear from the US, including a background stand system, softboxes, umberllas, stands, clamps & etc. I bought my monolights in Canada, but I would be very surprised to pay duty to import strobes from the US. My experience is the same as Milamug for courier tax & fees, although you often bypass these expenses when you ship by USPS.

Dec 28, 2008 at 01:45 PM

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p.1 #4 · Shipping and duty

hmmm, very lucky over there. I've had a mixed bag, I've imported two lenses, one was charged GST, the other wasn't. But my friend brought up a d60 a few years back and got scorched on huge duty beyond the taxes.

Good to here flashes seem to escape.

Thanks

Dec 29, 2008 at 04:07 AM

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p.1 #5 · Shipping and duty

I bought a couple Alienbee 400's, the digibee package and payed for UPS Worlwide saver, it was more expensive but I didn't have to pay anything extra. If I chose ground it might have been different.

Avoid UPS if possible USPS seems to be the most fair.

Most photo gear is duty free.....here's a good read and an excelllent site for us canadians to find the best deals http://www.photoprice.ca/article/tax-duty-brokerage-demystified

Dec 29, 2008 at 06:05 AM

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p.1 #6 · Shipping and duty

I've only ever (always) been charged GST and PST on lighting gear. That's including power packs, heads, stands and modifiers. New and Used.

Dec 29, 2008 at 08:09 AM

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p.1 #7 · Shipping and duty

Just slightly off topic - I bought my stands from Vistek. I bought the SLS stands.
Vistek - SLS light stands

I have five 13ft and travel with them, they have stood up well and are still going strong.

Cheers
Chris

Jan 01, 2009 at 04:53 PM

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