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Post by richuwo11 on Feb 3, 2021 12:55:18 GMT -5
Hello, new member here. Can anyone provide the amount of duties that you were required to pay within the last year on an amp?
I am looking at a XPA Gen3 3/5/7 channel amp and would like to get a better idea of how much duty has been paid at the border. I understand it would be shipped via UPS, which they have dinged me in the past, but it has been several years. Lately I've typically used Fedex which usually includes all duty/taxes in the shipping cost. The unknown $xx worries me.
I also can't remember the last time I've dropped $1.5k+ on a product from the US.
Any info would be much appreciated.
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Post by creimes on Feb 3, 2021 13:58:26 GMT -5
I'm in Manitoba, these days anything from the US is very very costly with exchange and all the extra fees, best to talk with emotiva and see how they send it, I think if it ships not regular ground but expedited service for some reason the fees are less, maybe even a cal to UPS they could inform you. Also take a look at the Outlaw Model 7000X as it is 7 channels with a bit less power but not much and has a price tag of $979 US which would save you lots of money in exchange, taxes and fees.
Cheers, Chad
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Post by richuwo11 on Feb 3, 2021 15:01:49 GMT -5
I'm in Manitoba, these days anything from the US is very very costly with exchange and all the extra fees, best to talk with emotiva and see how they send it, I think if it ships not regular ground but expedited service for some reason the fees are less, maybe even a cal to UPS they could inform you. Also take a look at the Outlaw Model 7000X as it is 7 channels with a bit less power but not much and has a price tag of $979 US which would save you lots of money in exchange, taxes and fees. Cheers, Chad Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into that unit as well. I should have also pointed out that I'm located in the GTA in Ontario. So I understand I will pay 13% tax.
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Post by JKCashin on Feb 3, 2021 23:28:45 GMT -5
You can actually do your own brokerage and pay no fees at all... just the duties and taxes, but no brokerage fees. I will look it up tomorrow how I did that recently with my XPA-10
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Post by richuwo11 on Feb 5, 2021 10:20:20 GMT -5
You can actually do your own brokerage and pay no fees at all... just the duties and taxes, but no brokerage fees. I will look it up tomorrow how I did that recently with my XPA-10 That would be very much appreciated. Also, how much duty were you charged for the XPA-10?
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Post by JKCashin on Feb 8, 2021 18:04:49 GMT -5
Once the unit ships and you have the tracking number, call the shipper, e.g., UPS, give them the tracking number and ask for a copy of the Invoice, or shipping manifest and invoice. Don't delay on this! They should be able to email it. In my case, with UPS I just visited the UPS depot at the airport.
You then take the Emotiva Invoice and shipper paperwork to CBSA Customs Cargo (usually near the airport) and you can clear it yourself. Once it's been cleared, bring the receipt from CBSA back to UPS (or whomever the shipper is) and show it to them. They will then remove the brokerage charge. You have to so all this BEFORE the shipper does the brokerage so that's why you need to act as soon as the item is shipped.
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