SHORT[er] VERSION: anybody have any idea how much i'm gonna have to pay when i re-enter canada with a bunch of snus? cbsa website sucks. alberta provincinal site may even be worse.
i have the following:
18 cans of loose (50 grams or less)
7 cans of portions (24 grams each)
totaling approximately 868 grams
and approximately $70 CAD
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and now, the longer, detail-ridden, much more annoying version. my initial math to determine the duty was as follows:
25 cans x $2.8925 excise tax per can = $72.32
$70 CAD x 5% tariff (sweden's rate, apparently) = $3.50
$70 CAD x 5% GST = $3.50
=
$79.32
(also possibly a $5 processing fee - but not sure if this is for post only)
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now, there is no provincial sales tax in alberta, but it seems i may have made a slight (:roll
mistake and omitted provincial tobacco taxes of $.20 per gram. if those are applicable, that would bring my total up dramatically - adding on an additional $173.60!
i've seen conflicting info - cbsa form says having more than 5 containers of tobacco without the canada duty paid stamp is a crime. then elsewhere it gives examples (for the purpose of calculating excise duty) of people bringing importing 10 boxes of tobacco. i also saw that cbsa may or may not collect provincial taxes, depending on the particular province. basically, either the websites are confusing to navigate, or else perhaps i'm just really impatient, but if anybody has first hand experience with this, and can give me an idea of what to expect, that would be much appreciated.
somebody please tell me i'm wrong, and i'm not gonna be billed $250 for $70 worth of snus. :shock:
sorry for such a long post!
i have the following:
18 cans of loose (50 grams or less)
7 cans of portions (24 grams each)
totaling approximately 868 grams
and approximately $70 CAD
---
and now, the longer, detail-ridden, much more annoying version. my initial math to determine the duty was as follows:
25 cans x $2.8925 excise tax per can = $72.32
$70 CAD x 5% tariff (sweden's rate, apparently) = $3.50
$70 CAD x 5% GST = $3.50
=
$79.32
(also possibly a $5 processing fee - but not sure if this is for post only)
----
now, there is no provincial sales tax in alberta, but it seems i may have made a slight (:roll
mistake and omitted provincial tobacco taxes of $.20 per gram. if those are applicable, that would bring my total up dramatically - adding on an additional $173.60!i've seen conflicting info - cbsa form says having more than 5 containers of tobacco without the canada duty paid stamp is a crime. then elsewhere it gives examples (for the purpose of calculating excise duty) of people bringing importing 10 boxes of tobacco. i also saw that cbsa may or may not collect provincial taxes, depending on the particular province. basically, either the websites are confusing to navigate, or else perhaps i'm just really impatient, but if anybody has first hand experience with this, and can give me an idea of what to expect, that would be much appreciated.
somebody please tell me i'm wrong, and i'm not gonna be billed $250 for $70 worth of snus. :shock:
sorry for such a long post!
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