Shipping to Canada

mithrilG60 · 09-08-2011, 07:29 PM

Labelling cigars as such will just mean the receiver may need to pay taxes and/or duty on the value. With commercial shipments that'd be easy to determine as they usually have invoices. With private sales or gifts I expect they just base it off the declared value unless it's obviously mis-declared.

mash · 09-09-2011, 06:54 AM

The fact that a package is labeled as cigars does not necessarily mean it will be opened and assessed. Customs doesn't read the label on every package that comes through.

09-08-2011, 07:29 PM	#1
mithrilG60 Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Geoff Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 733 Trading: (2)	Re: Shipping to Canada Labelling cigars as such will just mean the receiver may need to pay taxes and/or duty on the value. With commercial shipments that'd be easy to determine as they usually have invoices. With private sales or gifts I expect they just base it off the declared value unless it's obviously mis-declared.

09-09-2011, 06:54 AM	#2
mash Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Kevin Posts: 435 Trading: (2)	Re: Shipping to Canada The fact that a package is labeled as cigars does not necessarily mean it will be opened and assessed. Customs doesn't read the label on every package that comes through.