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Originally Posted by Jim F
Great information but I do have a follow up question.
An American visiting Canada has an $800 duty free limit. This $800 tax free limit was also applied to any online purchases from Canadian sellers(probably other countries too but not sure).
So which rules take precedent?
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Import duty and sales/use tax are different things. I believe technically in my state, it's sales AND use tax, so it applies to all purchases that aren't exempt. But paying it is a nuisance, I think there's forms to fill out. Like I bought a $10 wrench at home depot in NH where there's no sales tax, and brought it home, so here's the 62.5 Cents I owe. I haven't met anyone who does that.
It does make me wonder though...
If a state calls it a use tax......Can I buy something like a coffee maker, leave it in the package unopened and then ask for a refund since I never used it?
If my state didn't call it both, I might just try it to be a nuisance.