11-02-2004, 07:53 PM
Cidien Wrote:Now, what I don't understand is how they can tax a gift. If I send dvd's to family in Canada or something like that as a christmas gift or birthday gift and they charged them taxes, i'd be VERY pissed.
As long as you declare it at a lesser value than $40, you won't be charged any taxes when you ship stuffs to Canada.
Some other countries, like Portugal, preferably declare the gift at a value lesser than $15 o/w, big custom duties charge.