canadian experience with PSA question

[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.