canadian experience with PSA question

[boysblue]

I live in Canada and have submitted occasionally without any problem, although not in the past couple of years. I think PSA attaches something to the Customs label that indicates the contents are being returned to their owner.

[g_vezina_c55]

ok you submitted valuable item ??
Other member experience ?

[cfc1909]

if there is no rush to be graded, you should wait until the National. The National is in Chicago in August. You can have your cards graded on site within about an hour or two.

About 20 to 35 bucks for regular cards. 50 to 250 for valuable cards, depending on the card.

This way, no custom fee and your card can't get lost in the mail

[aro13]

I got hit a few times at the border with customs charges on PSA shipments. Now, I send all of my cards through Platinum Promotions in Canada and there is no custom charges.

[baseballart]

GST/HST will apply at the border. If the value of the service is under $20, there will be no tax collected. However, in practice, Customs often does not collect GST/HST on many items even up to $500 in value for duty. It depends on the discretion. There is an additional charge assessed by Canada Post (it used to be $5, but I think it has increased)

As well, the CRA also collects PST for those provinces who still have a use tax.

There is no duty other than the GST/HST or PST.

If you have it resupplied by a Canadian vendor, they will charge you the GST/HST, so you are in an equivalent treatment having the Canadian company provide the service domestically.

PSA should be indicating the value of the services performed, not simply that the card is being returned to the owner.

There is no GST/HST on the "increased" value of the card due to it being graded, as if PSA had graded your card in Canada only its service fee would have been subject to tax.

Max
Playing a tax lawyer in Canada in real life.

[g_vezina_c55]

OK thanks a lot for your answer. I think the best will be to go to the Nats.