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Sep 14 2010

What Tax to Charge for Out of Province Shipped Goods

Published by under HST,Online Shopping,Shopping Tips

If you buy only with Canada, from another province, the HST/GST rates are now different since July 1st, 2010.  Online stores based on provinces (except QC) are required to charge the tax based on the table below, from CRA.

The GST/HST rates for the goods recipients:

On or after July 1, 2010 On or after January 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2010 Before January 1, 2008, and after June 30, 2006 On or after April 1, 1997, and before July 1, 2006 Before April 1, 1997
Alberta 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
British Columbia 12% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Manitoba 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
New Brunswick 13% 13% 14% 15% 7%
Newfoundland and Labrador 13% 13% 14% 15% 7%
Northwest Territories 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Nova Scotia 15%* 13% 14% 15% 7%
Nunavut 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Ontario 13% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Prince Edward Island 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Saskatchewan 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%
Yukon 5% 5% 6% 7% 7%

For example, if you order from an online store registered to operated in Ontario, the shop owner will charge you the tax on the 2nd column based on where you live (shipping address).

People in QC are still lucky.  Out of province shopping only cost them GST at 5%.

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Oct 16 2009

The Loonie is Almost on Par to US$. Let’s Go Shopping across the Border

Published by under Cross border shopping,Exchange rate

Did you notice that one Canadian Dollar can exchanged for nearly 0.98 US$ in the last few day?

Well some people did.  And the idea of cross border shopping jumped immediately to their mind.

I had two email in the last two days inviting me to two interviews.  One with CBC Winnipeg, and the with The Global and Mail.

Being a self-appointed expert (well I learnt it by mistakes), I gladly accepted both invitations.   In the pre-interview, the CBC Winnipeg producer asked me when I started cross-border shopping.  My answer, “since there was a border.”

The CBC Winnipeg interview was broadcasted live at Oct. 14th 6:10pm EDT.  I have a recording here, if you’re interested (CBC-Winnipeg-Interview).  And the Global and Mail interview was yesterday, with a promise to publish on next Monday’s paper (Oct. 19th) or the PDF: How to score a cross-border shopping deal.  Have a good reading, if you grab a copy.  It’s full of tips on cross-border shopping that you can read on this website.

I’m glad that our loonie is close to par again with US dollar, like I predicted in early June. But I didn’t expect it to return so soon.

Let’s put aside the debate of why Canadian prices are so high (be it price gauging or scale of economy). By all means, take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar, and Happy Cross-border shopping.

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Duty rate for Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper.

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Tariff Item Description of Goods Units of Measure MFN Tariff Applicable Preferential Tariffs
42.02 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper.
4202.1 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers:
4202.11.00 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.11.00.00 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.12 With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials NMB 11 %
4202.12.10 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.12.10.00 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.12.90 Other NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.12.90.00 Other NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.19.00 Other NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.19.00.00 Other NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.2 Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle: NMB 11 %
4202.21.00 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather NMB 10 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.21.00.00 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather DZN 10 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.22 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials DZN 10 %
4202.22.10 With outer surface of textile materials (other than of abaca), containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste DZN 10.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.22.10.00 With outer surface of textile materials (other than of abaca), containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste DZN 10.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.22.90 Other DZN 10.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.22.90.10 Of sheeting of plastics DZN 10.5 %
4202.22.90.20 Of textile materials DZN 10.5 %
4202.29.00 Other DZN 10.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.29.00.10 Handbags of plastic beads, bugles or spangles NMB 10.5 %
4202.29.00.90 Other DZN 10.5 %
4202.3 Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag: DZN 10.5 %
4202.31.00 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather DZN 8.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.31.00.10 Wallets and billfolds DZN 8.5 %
4202.31.00.20 Cigar, cigarette or pipe cases; tobacco pouches – 8.5 %
4202.31.00.30 Eyeglass or spectacle cases – 8.5 %
4202.31.00.40 Coin purses DZN 8.5 %
4202.31.00.90 Other – 8.5 %
4202.32 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials – 8.5 %
4202.32.10 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste – 8 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.32.10.10 Wallets and billfolds DZN 8 %
4202.32.10.2 Cigar, cigarette or pipe cases; tobacco pouches: DZN 8 %
4202.32.10.21 Subject to customs duty based on excise duty – 8 %
4202.32.10.29 Other – 8 %
4202.32.10.30 Eyeglass or spectacle cases – 8 %
4202.32.10.40 Coin purses DZN 8 %
4202.32.10.90 Other – 8 %
4202.32.90 Other – 8 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.32.90.10 Wallets and billfolds DZN 8 %
4202.32.90.2 Cigar, cigarette or pipe cases; tobacco pouches: DZN 8 %
4202.32.90.21 Subject to customs duty based on excise duty – 8 %
4202.32.90.29 Other – 8 %
4202.32.90.30 Eyeglass or spectacle cases – 8 %
4202.32.90.40 Coin purses DZN 8 %
4202.32.90.50 Compacts – 8 %
4202.32.90.90 Other – 8 %
4202.39.00 Other – 9.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.39.00.00 Other – 9.5 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.9 Other: – 9.5 %
4202.91 With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather – 9.5 %
4202.91.10 Fitted cases for church bells;
Golfbags		 – Free CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.91.10.10 Fitted cases for church bells NMB Free
4202.91.10.20 Golf bags NMB Free
4202.91.20 Tool bags, haversacks, knapsacks, packsacks and rucksacks NMB 11 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.91.20.10 Tool bags NMB 11 %
4202.91.20.20 Haversacks, knapsacks, packsacks and rucksacks NMB 11 %
4202.91.90 Other NMB 7 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.91.90.10 Jewellery boxes NMB 7 %
4202.91.90.20 Musical instrument cases NMB 7 %
4202.91.90.90 Other NMB 7 %
4202.92 With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials NMB 7 %
4202.92.10 Fitted cases for church bells;
Golf bags		 NMB Free CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.92.10.1 Fitted cases for church bells: NMB Free
4202.92.10.11 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB Free
4202.92.10.19 Other NMB Free
4202.92.10.2 Golf bags: NMB Free
4202.92.10.21 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB Free
4202.92.10.29 Other NMB Free
4202.92.20 Tool bags, haversacks, knapsacks, packsacks and rucksacks NMB 10 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.92.20.1 Tool bags: NMB 10 %
4202.92.20.11 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB 10 %
4202.92.20.19 Other NMB 10 %
4202.92.20.2 Haversack, knapsacks, packsacks and rucksacks: NMB 10 %
4202.92.20.21 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste NMB 10 %
4202.92.20.29 Other NMB 10 %
4202.92.90 Other NMB 7 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.92.90.1 With outer surface of textile materials, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste: NMB 7 %
4202.92.90.11 Jewellery boxes NMB 7 %
4202.92.90.12 Musical instrument cases NMB 7 %
4202.92.90.19 Other NMB 7 %
4202.92.90.90 Other NMB 7 %
4202.99 Other NMB 7 %
4202.99.10 Fitted cases for church bells NMB Free CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.99.10.00 Fitted cases for church bells NMB Free CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.99.90 Other NMB 7 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free
4202.99.90.00 Other NMB 7 % CCCT, LDCT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free

For the latest tariff rate, please refer to CBSA

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