Exchange Rates:
To get an idea of what something
will cost, all prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars and it is your responsiblity
to get an idea of the exhange rate. Here are two calculators that
have the correct exchange rates:
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/m5?a=100&s=USD&t=CAD
Taxes on orders:
Applicable taxes apply on
all orders:
Canada: GST and PST
to British Columbia Residence, GST to Residence in the rest of Canada.
USA & other countries:
No sales tax outside Canada.
Customs:
In regards to customs, primarily
because of NAFTA agreements, commerce and transit between Canada and the
United States is not too difficult to deal with. If fact, we ship
a number of our items from Washington State, USA, because it is so close.
Contact
Us for specific information and questions about any of this.
Shipments with an invoice
value less than $2000 US dollars are eligible for "informal entry" which
basically means that you don't need to use a Customs Broker. We are
able to arrange delivery to US shippers and do customs clearance on orders
that qualify for informal entry. For items valued over $2,000, buyers
are responsible for lining up their own customers brokers though there
are several we can recommend, most of whom we have used previously.
Please contact us about this.
US customs charges 2.5% import
duty on used auto parts. Shipments over $2000 US dollars require
the use of a Customs Broker, see http://www.ups-scs.ca/
For EPA info pertaining to
the importation of Diesel engines, see http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports
Form 3520-1 on-road, Form
3520-21 non-road.
Vehicle Importation:
For information relating
to vehicle imports, see
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/quiktext.pdf
Shipping of large or
heavy items:
All of our large ticket
items are shipped via truck, it is either too expensive or too heavy for
traditional carriers like UPS or FedEx to ship some of these larger items.
In these situations, deliveries most often have to be sent to a business
address or must be picked up at a loading dock somewhere. However,
items can be shipped anywhere from rural to urban locations with no problems.
In most cases, estimates are available before shipment. Contact
Us for specific information and with questions about any of this.
Shipping of smaller
items:
For smaller ticket items,
we use either FedEx, UPS, or the Canadian / US postal systems depending
on item.
In most cases, estimates
are available before shipment.
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