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[goddessarowyn]

Hi there,

My husband and I, who are from the US, are planning to visit a family friend, who lives in Alberta, the first weekend in November. We have a bedroom set that we no longer have room for, and are gifting it to this friend in Canada, but fear that we may end up paying import taxes on it, even though we are driving it up there ourselves. What do we need to do, or paperwork we need to fill out and bring, to avoid taxes on something that is a gift and hasn't been sold?

 

[Jalex23]

Hi there,

My husband and I, who are from the US, are planning to visit a family friend, who lives in Alberta, the first weekend in November. We have a bedroom set that we no longer have room for, and are gifting it to this friend in Canada, but fear that we may end up paying import taxes on it, even though we are driving it up there ourselves. What do we need to do, or paperwork we need to fill out and bring, to avoid taxes on something that is a gift and hasn't been sold?

It doesn't matter if the product is a gift or not, the item will be assessed by Costumes and based on its value it will pay taxes or not.

Here is the costumes declaration: http://forums.snapsolutions.ca/img/pictures/CustomsDeclarationCard.jpg

So if the bedroom set is worth less than 60 bucks it will not pay taxes, if not then it will be evaluated and taxes will need to be paid.

 

[goddessarowyn]

You mean if it ISN'T worth more than $60 we WON'T have to pay taxes. But if it IS worth more than we WILL have to pay taxes?

 

[scylla]

You mean if it ISN'T worth more than $60 we WON'T have to pay taxes. But if it IS worth more than we WILL have to pay taxes?

Yes - that's what the poster above meant.

There's no way for you to get around the taxes since you are importing something.

 

[Jalex23]

Yes - that's what the poster above meant.

Less, less I meant less.

Thanks for clarifying.