you will have no other charges other than what you have to pay to mail it to canada - if there are extra charges at the border it will be on the canadian side and will have to be paid by the purchaser when it is delivered to them.
...yes it is very often cheaper to ship/mail into canada than within your own country - I can ship cheaper to California than I can ship to British Columbia - in my own country!
anything that is valued at under $20 will usually slip under the radar of Canada Customs and will not be opened and assessed handling charges and tax - I have never been charged duty on anything that I have ordered from the US - it would have to be over a higher value to have duty charged.
...yes you can put "gift" on the slip, that is a little white lie that works - but I wouldn't do that if the order is large and bulky and you include an invoice - if they open it and see an invoice then you will be in trouble with your own country!
....when i ship a large order to someone in the USA - i send the invoice separately, or preferably just fax or email it to them, and put in the package a personal note to the effect...Hi _____! have fun with these and next time we get together I want to see what you have done with them....or some such drivvle.
having said all that - it is
absolutely not a big deal to send to canada - just take it to the post office and fill out the little form for them and pay the postage costs - easy!
Go for it!
Joann
Independent SU Demonstrator
Shipping retired set to Canada?
