Hi, I've got a chance to buy a Necky kayak from a private party in Canada. I live in the US. Does anybody know how the US customs and duties work for buying a kayak in Canada and bringing it into the US? ALso does anyone have any ideas of who to hire to transport the kayak from Canada to California? I appreciate any info you have. Thanks, Mike ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Mike W wrote: > I've got a chance to buy a Necky kayak from a private > party in Canada. I live in the US. Does anybody know > how the US customs and duties work for buying a kayak > in Canada and bringing it into the US? ALso does > anyone have any ideas of who to hire to transport the > kayak from Canada to California? Should not be any customs fees or duties -- NAFTA eliminated that stuff for practically everything. Got several buddies who bought yaks in Canada and drove homw with them. There was some funny business about their sales tax, though. Don't remember the details. Bet Phil torrens from MEC knows the rules, though. He's on the list. Transport? I bet you find somebody reliable on this list who will do it for less than a hundred bucks. (Not me, unfortunately, I'm workbound right now.] -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My understanding is that there is a 15% surcharge which is refundable if you bring the boat into the US. I have no idea how that works but Current Designs told me something of this when I was talking about getting a Gulfstream up there. Maybe contact a retailer up there and they can tell you or contact the Canadian government in the area you plan to bring it back from. If this is private there be no issues at all. We don't have taxes on private transactions down here and it may be the same up there. You may just have a friend drive it back and need no papers or anything. I'd guess this is more likely the case. They may just need a bill of sale but most likely not. I wouldn't think to have one if I was planning on crossing the border to paddle. joan Joan > Mike W wrote: > > > I've got a chance to buy a Necky kayak from a private > > party in Canada. I live in the US. Does anybody know > > how the US customs and duties work for buying a kayak > > in Canada and bringing it into the US? ALso does > > anyone have any ideas of who to hire to transport the > > kayak from Canada to California? > > Should not be any customs fees or duties -- NAFTA eliminated that stuff for > practically everything. Got several buddies who bought yaks in Canada and > drove homw with them. There was some funny business about their sales tax, > though. Don't remember the details. Bet Phil torrens from MEC knows the > rules, though. He's on the list. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com> >To: Mike W <mhw58_at_yahoo.com> >Mike W wrote: > > > I've got a chance to buy a Necky kayak from a private > > party in Canada. I live in the US. Does anybody know > > how the US customs and duties work for buying a kayak > > in Canada and bringing it into the US? ALso does > > anyone have any ideas of who to hire to transport the > > kayak from Canada to California? > >Should not be any customs fees or duties -- NAFTA eliminated that stuff for >practically everything. Got several buddies who bought yaks in Canada and >drove homw with them. There was some funny business about their sales tax, >though. Don't remember the details. Bet Phil torrens from MEC knows the >rules, though. He's on the list. Thanks for your (misplaced) faith in my all-emcompassing knowledge. I checked with our shipping folks - we almost never ship boats to the states, and when we do, they are new, not used, so we can't help, I'm afraid. Best bet would be to go straight to the horse's mouth and phone US customs. I'd suggest making a note of who you talked to, and what tarriff number or bulliten they referred to, in case the agent you encounter when you're actually bringing the kayak across has a different interpretation of where it falls in the bureacratic scheme of things. Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Joan Spinner wrote: > > My understanding is that there is a 15% surcharge which is refundable if you > bring the boat into the US. I have no idea how that works but Current Designs > told me something of this when I was talking about getting a Gulfstream up there. > If live outside of Canada and buy something in Canada, you are entitled to sales tax rebates. Federally, you've been hit with 7% GST. That gets refunded from the folks in Ottawa. The remainder is from the province you purchased it in and varies in percentage*. Most provinces charge around 8%. That totals the 15% you were quoted. You have to get special forms for the rebates and save your sales receipts. Mike * I won't get into HST. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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