Shipping from u.s. to Canada

[Thorgecko707]

Does anyone have information or links to information on the rules and regulations on shipping geckos from U.S. to Canada? Fees, taxes, ect.

 

[mango+cola]

Maybe try the Canadian Border Services Agency website?

 

[katie_]

I'm interested in this answer.

 

[brillobee]

Same.

 

[Designer Geckos]

Shipping into Canada is a total pain and VERY expensive. The best thing to do is to see if your CA customer can drive to a US border town to pick up the geckos, then they just drive them back over the border and pay a small duty. It's easy. You just ship it to a border hotel or shipping depot and the customer picks them up. Of course you need to prearrange all this carefully but we've done it this way with good success. Good luck.

 

[Thorgecko707]

Shipping into Canada is a total pain and VERY expensive. The best thing to do is to see if your CA customer can drive to a US border town to pick up the geckos, then they just drive them back over the border and pay a small duty. It's easy. You just ship it to a border hotel or shipping depot and the customer picks them up. Of course you need to prearrange all this carefully but we've done it this way with good success. Good luck.

Thats a great idea! I never thought of that. I am planning to go to a Canadian show next year. I wonder if that would be easy too.

 

[Kristi23]

Shipping into Canada is a total pain and VERY expensive. The best thing to do is to see if your CA customer can drive to a US border town to pick up the geckos, then they just drive them back over the border and pay a small duty. It's easy. You just ship it to a border hotel or shipping depot and the customer picks them up. Of course you need to prearrange all this carefully but we've done it this way with good success. Good luck.

Thank you for this info Ray! That sounds so much easier.

 

[katie_]

Good thing I live spitting distance away from the border!

 

[Thorgecko707]

Ray, do you by any chance know the fees for a Canadian to bring geckos back to their country? I emailed Canada but they must be really busy.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I do the same thing as Ray and ship to the nearest UPS or FedEx Center at the border in the US. If you want to ship directly to Canada, you must have a valid Export Permit, vet certificates, and invoice declarations for the Canadian customs in order for the customer to pay the taxes. The only way around it would be an illegal invoice stating the gecko(s) are a gift.

 

[Thorgecko707]

I do the same thing as Ray and ship to the nearest UPS or FedEx Center at the border in the US. If you want to ship directly to Canada, you must have a valid Export Permit, vet certificates, and invoice declarations for the Canadian customs in order for the customer to pay the taxes. The only way around it would be an illegal invoice stating the gecko(s) are a gift.

Do you know what the Canadian would have as a fee to take it back home? All the Canadian sites say there is a fee. I just can't find how much.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

The 'fee' is based on the value of whatever they are bringing in to Canada... like paying duty when we bring items back from trips to other countries.

 

[Thorgecko707]

The 'fee' is based on the value of whatever they are bringing in to Canada... like paying duty when we bring items back from trips to other countries.

That makes sense. So they would just need to show a PayPal receipt or something like that?

 

[katie_]

The duty fees arent so bad.

 

[Kristi23]

This post has been so helpful. I wouldn't have thought about shipping to a border town. Thank you all!

 

[Thorgecko707]

This post has been so helpful. I wouldn't have thought about shipping to a border town. Thank you all!

I know! This just expanded my customer pool by eight. Lol.

 

[Designer Geckos]

The duty the customer pays driving the geckos back over the border into Canada is minimal, like $20 or so per gecko. They need to show a full invoice, species, sex, etc. The invoice must be professional looking, complete, and above all, truthful! Don't put yourself or your customer in jeopardy by lying...ain't worth it! Not being truthful to a border agent is a major offense. Do it by the book and you'll have no hassles, and the cost is minimal.

 

[Thorgecko707]

The duty the customer pays driving the geckos back over the border into Canada is minimal, like $20 or so per gecko. They need to show a full invoice, species, sex, etc. The invoice must be professional looking, complete, and above all, truthful! Don't put yourself or your customer in jeopardy by lying...ain't worth it! Not being truthful to a border agent is a major offense. Do it by the book and you'll have no hassles, and the cost is minimal.

Thank you Ray. That will come in handy. In my line of work I'm always dealing with the law so that is something I know to stay on good terms with. Since this thread I have gotten a handful of questions about shipping to mexico as well. Do you have any experience with that situation? Can they do the same thing?

 

[Designer Geckos]

Thank you Ray. That will come in handy. In my line of work I'm always dealing with the law so that is something I know to stay on good terms with. Since this thread I have gotten a handful of questions about shipping to mexico as well. Do you have any experience with that situation? Can they do the same thing?

I have no experience with Mexico, sorry. It may be similar, just paying a duty at the border. Risky business though, I would think.

 

[katie_]

The border can be tough. we were searched at 'random' during which we witnessed some officers confiscate some guys box. He screamed "its just bananas!" for an hour.