Volk's USA (Customs for Canadian Buyers)

Wondering if any fellow Canadian's can help me out here?

 

has anyone bought a base body direct from Volk's USA? If so, what was the ballpark on the customs you got charged?

 

I am considering an order, but they charge me $40-45 for just a head >_> So I am weary of what the charge on a body might be >_<

 

Any insight would be great!

Thanks!

Hm! Well, I ordered 2 bodies and a head and really got taxed for that The mailman suggested not to order over $500 from the US to avoid high customs fees like that.

 

For $250, expect maybe $20-30 in customs? I can't exactly remember what I've been taxed in the past, but I think it was in that range.

I recently bought $150 of stuff from Volks and shipped it through USPS/Canada Post and it was $40 for shipping, and I think customs was about 13% HST + $10 handling fees.

It depends on where in Canada you are right? Different Provinces have different tax rates.

I'm in Newfoundland.... So I'm not sure? Good point though...

I'm in Newfoundland.... So I'm not sure? Good point though...

 

I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

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I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

Really? I'm always hit with handling fees when I have to pay customs...

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I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

Really? I'm always hit with handling fees when I have to pay customs...

 

Maybe it has something to do with if they opened and repacked it or not.

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I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

Really? I'm always hit with handling fees when I have to pay customs...

 

There's a $8.95 or so handling fee just because CP randomly selected your unlucky package.

 

Also, select USPS as a shipping option (the more expensive one). UPS courier may look cheaper but GUARANTEED you'll get assaulted with customs and brokerage! My sister ordered just a Volks carrier bag and it ended up costing her double in the end after all the fees and nonsense.

 

My SDGou doll was hit hard too. His retail (I.e. declared price was $1595) and I paid around $250 in tax for him.

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I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

Really? I'm always hit with handling fees when I have to pay customs...

 

There's a $8.95 or so handling fee just because CP randomly selected your unlucky package.

 

Also, select USPS as a shipping option (the more expensive one). UPS courier may look cheaper but GUARANTEED you'll get assaulted with customs and brokerage! My sister ordered just a Volks carrier bag and it ended up costing her double in the end after all the fees and nonsense.

 

My SDGou doll was hit hard too. His retail (I.e. declared price was $1595) and I paid around $250 in tax for him.

 

All privately own company charge brokerage. It's Fexdex>UPS>DHL, in that order with DHL slapping you with the most.

I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

 

If thats the case sounds like it will cost me around $35-40 (I ordered the DDDY body.)

 

Also, select USPS as a shipping option (the more expensive one). UPS courier may look cheaper but GUARANTEED you'll get assaulted with customs and brokerage! My sister ordered just a Volks carrier bag and it ended up costing her double in the end after all the fees and nonsense.

 

My SDGou doll was hit hard too. His retail (I.e. declared price was $1595) and I paid around $250 in tax for him.

 

Yeah, I two different orders come from them via UPS. Both one blank head, each head cost me an extra $40 when it arrived. I picked the USPS shipping option this time around.

 

I went ahead and made the order, I'll be sure to let you guys know what they drain out of me lol.

What I don't get is why any of you Canadians are being charged at all for DDs...

 

According to the Canada Border Agency's tariff schedule (warning: it's huge), chapter 95, section 02 ("Dolls representing only human beings"), the following things are tariff FREE:

 

9502.10.00 00 -Dolls, whether or not dressed

9502.91.00 00 - -Garments and accessories therefor, footwear and headgear

9502.99.00.10 - Doll parts

9502.99.00.20 - Doll accessories (other than clothes)

What I don't get is why any of you Canadians are being charged at all for DDs...

 

According to the Canada Border Agency's tariff schedule (warning: it's huge), chapter 95, section 02 ("Dolls representing only human beings"), the following things are tariff FREE:

 

9502.10.00 00 -Dolls, whether or not dressed

9502.91.00 00 - -Garments and accessories therefor, footwear and headgear

9502.99.00.10 - Doll parts

9502.99.00.20 - Doll accessories (other than clothes)

 

I get charged every single time from Volks USA. I guess I've never thought to fight the charge.

 

It's gotten to the point that it is cheaper to order from Dollfie World than from Volks USA for me.

I wonder why this is not enforced? I have only done two Volk's USA orders, both I have gotten charged (and two incoming that likely will be too).

SakuraSylph, you are versatile in many ways!

I never thought to check the rules

 

I got taxed almost every time from Volks USA since Canadian BA put more attentions on the packages from US. Tax+handle fee (I never understand WTF it is: my package was not opened. They just pasted an ugly yellow notice paper with the amount you owed, which is worth $9.95!).

 

Too bad, I have thrown all the receipts from the past. There is no way I can ask for reimbursement

 

 

What I don't get is why any of you Canadians are being charged at all for DDs...

 

According to the Canada Border Agency's tariff schedule (warning: it's huge), chapter 95, section 02 ("Dolls representing only human beings"), the following things are tariff FREE:

 

9502.10.00 00 -Dolls, whether or not dressed

9502.91.00 00 - -Garments and accessories therefor, footwear and headgear

9502.99.00.10 - Doll parts

9502.99.00.20 - Doll accessories (other than clothes)

UPS is worse: they will charge you for COD=Call of Duty (not the game, but it is your money). The amount of COD does not make sense in any ways=legal robbery

 

Kiss my ass, UPS

 

 

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I think your HST is the same as ours in Ontario, so 13%. Take your total cost of items purchased (not including shipping cost) and multiply it by 0.13. That should be the amount you will have to pay. Canadapost doesn't normally charge handling fees, at least I've never been hit with any, just tax.

 

You are more likely to get taxed on something coming from the states.

Really? I'm always hit with handling fees when I have to pay customs...

 

There's a $8.95 or so handling fee just because CP randomly selected your unlucky package.

 

Also, select USPS as a shipping option (the more expensive one). UPS courier may look cheaper but GUARANTEED you'll get assaulted with customs and brokerage! My sister ordered just a Volks carrier bag and it ended up costing her double in the end after all the fees and nonsense.

 

My SDGou doll was hit hard too. His retail (I.e. declared price was $1595) and I paid around $250 in tax for him.

All postal services charge "brokerage" it's the administrative cost of them importing the goods and processing the custom fees (whether it's just taxes or taxes and duty).

 

The cost for brokerage varies depending on the service but is cheaper for Canada Post than for couriers.

 

If you do choose to contest a customs charge it's actually quite simple. The form is included with the customs dobleepentation or you can print it off from online. You have to provide dobleepentation to back your claim. I've had to do this on packages where I had orders shipped in two boxes with full invoices listed on both but indication it was split between two boxes. You can get the taxes and duty back (if the CBSA agrees there was an error) but you will never get the money back for the brokerage fees.

 

SakuraSylph provided a link to the guide for tariffs, which would be DUTY on the items. That has nothing to do with the TAXES we are charged on them.

SakuraSylph provided a link to the guide for tariffs, which would be DUTY on the items. That has nothing to do with the TAXES we are charged on them.

Ah, I think this is the answer to my original question right here. Canadian folks aren't getting charged customs duties, just like the tariff system says. But they are getting charged a harmonized sales tax (HST) or similar depending on the province where they live. There seems to be no way out of HST according to the CBSA unless the package is $60 CAD or less AND a gift.

 

I learned.

I was charged for tax even the package was marked as a gift

 

Welcome to Canada

 

 

SakuraSylph provided a link to the guide for tariffs, which would be DUTY on the items. That has nothing to do with the TAXES we are charged on them.

Ah, I think this is the answer to my original question right here. Canadian folks aren't getting charged customs duties, just like the tariff system says. But they are getting charged a harmonized sales tax (HST) or similar depending on the province where they live. There seems to be no way out of HST according to the CBSA unless the package is $60 CAD or less AND a gift.

 

I learned.

I was charged for tax even the package was marked as a gift

 

Welcome to Canada

 

I was charged tax on something that had been declared as a possession that was following me back up to school after Christmas. It was awesome...

Yo Dawg, I heard you like taxes, so I added a tax to your tax, so you can be taxed while being taxed...

 

They're trying to set up a system a bit like that here in Australia, but its extremely unpopular and hasn't been able to gain the traction it needs to pass into law. Currently we're lucky that we only pay taxes on imports with a value of over AUD$1000, at 10% once it does hit that value. Fortunately no duties or other fees are charged on our imports due to free trade legislation passed a decade or so ago.