Tallie

Hi everyone

My husband and I landed in Toronto last week and will be living here for two years as my husband has transferred with his firm.

We are renting an unfurnished apartment so we have been furniture shopping the last few days, I really love a sofa on the Urban Outfitters website but they don't ship large furniture to Canada.

If I ordered it from the Buffalo store and picked it up does anyone know what the procedure would be at the border coming into Canada?

Are we allowed to spend a certain amount in the U.S without being taxed and what would the customs charges be?

Thanks for your help,

Tallie

G77

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publicati...-eng.html#s4x1

If you're over the limit you will have to pay GST + PST + Duty (if not made within North America).

Auld Yin

You will be required to pay GST and/or PST. Duty much depends on where the sofa was made to calculate what duties are required.
For time out of Canada refer to:- http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publicati...-eng.html#s4x1

G77

There's an echo in here

Piff Poff

We have brought a few furniture items over but not the size or cost of a sofa. We weren't charged duty etc as we had been away for a few days and the costs fell within the allowed amounts . (I'm talking bathroom vanity units and bedside tables and bits and bobs).

Aviator

Border services may want to take a look inside of it to see you are not packing anything you should not.