Shipping Tools to Canada
 

Hello everyone, we have been reading lots of the threads on here for a while and just starting out on the route to apply for the Skilled worker programme.
I have a question, Is it possible to ship my Snap-on tools? Is it expensive because of the weight or should i sell them and buy new one's when we get out there? I am assuming you can buy Snap-on out there? I also see on some mechanics jobs that they give a yearly tool allowance, does anyone know how this works?

Thanks in advance......I'm sure you'll see lots of questions from me and my better half..:thumbsup:

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Hi
Sorry can't help with the 'snap-on tools ' query but i'd like to welcome you to the forum and wish you all the best with your pending visa application:fingerscrossed:

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If you ship with your furniture the weight isn't really relevant the volume is. I am not sure if you attract custom duty as it is for work rather than home.

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There's nothing to stop you from shipping them. Whether or not they'd work, or if your employer would allow you to use them, I really cannot answer.

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

A couple of comments:

• Weight is not a consideration if you ship tools with the rest of yoru household contents in a container. There have been many previous discussions on the relative merits of selling everything and starting again versus packing everything except the kitchen sink: the consensus seems to have come down in favour of the bring-everything-you-can-unscrew side, but not by an overwhelming margin.
• If the tools are for your job, you will need to pay import duty on them. If they are for personal/hobby use they can come duty-free as part of your personal goods-to-follow process.
• Snap-On is a US company; their tools are readily available in Canada.
• Mechanics' hand tools are obviously universal; if you have any of Snap-On's power tools there may be issues with getting them approved for use in a workplace - certianly for electric, I've no idea what the situation is for air wrenches etc

Can't comment on your specific questions on allowances etc as I'm not a mechanic, just once had a temp labouring job in a garage and was envious of all the beautiful snap-on stuff...

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[quote=Oakvillian;8327414]

• If the tools are for your job, you will need to pay import duty on them. If they are for personal/hobby use they can come duty-free as part of your personal goods-to-follow process.
• Snap-On is a US company; their tools are readily available in Canada.

So long as you can prove they were manufactured in the USA then they should be covered under NAFTA and not attract duty. If they are made offshore the duty could be getting up to the 30% mark, you'd have to determine the commodity code to find out how much. This would also apply if they were made in the UK, but duty could be less.

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[QUOTE=The Aviator;8327488]From the above, I would assume that the snap on tools are for your hobby? :thumbup:

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hi,
with regards to shipping of snap on tools,the removal firm we have got quotes for have indicated to us that its better to say they are for personal /hobby use.there is no issue at all with them coming along in the container with other house hold items ,the only concern is to ensure they are spotlessly cleaned and any debris removed from them.thats what my OH will be doing with all his when we come over. hope that helps.
rohmanns

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Well thanks folks....Looks like my 'hobby tools' will be going in a container!:thumbsup:

Would still like to know about the tool allowance thing though?

Thanks....

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hi again,
is it not the same as tool allowance over here in the uk,my OH gets a weekly tool allowance on top of his wage.this is to help towards replacing and adding to the kits to stay 'up to date'
rohmanns

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My husband brought a Snapon box (for work) and a (Mac box for home). Both boxes were bought second hand before we left England as it was cheaper to buy there than here. Tools here - even second hand junk goes for ridiculous prices, so I would really advise bringing yours if you have a decent amount, which if our naything like my husband you will have something for everything, a spare and a spare spare. You will probably even have tools that your new workmates have never seen:eek:

We were not taxed on the tools we brought. My husband doesn't get a tool allowance but he does get a shoe allowance. You can claim new tools bought on your tax return, you need to save your receipts and file a form - don't think this works for tools bought cheap - you know the socket set for $10 that you know won't last but it's got 'that' size you need in it.

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Yep simply bring them with you as your personnal tools!

Decent replacement (though not snap on) are available with crappy tyre, most come with a lifetime guarantee. Most "on the tools"jobs here require you to supply your own tools up to certain limits of course you wont be expected to supply milling machines etc. Be advised a lot of imperial sizes are still used in Canada, especially on USA products.

I came here with my old personnal tools, then went out and bought about $300 worth for work, Aircraft tools have to be etched with an identifier.

You can claim for tools bought in bulk like I did on your tax return so keep the receipts.

Power tools bring with you for personal use, just buy a powerfull transformer. air tools are fine for work.

At the very least get yourself a swish new toolbox for work.

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Hi


You should note that there are tons of SnapOn franchises in Canada, most are mobile. http://buy1.snapon.com/customerselfservice/Default.aspx

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and SnapOn duly drive around your dealership every week as they do in the UK!!!!!

Bring them with you, but don't discount the Mastercarft range and the Sears ones as well. Guys in a workshop here will love your tools but most of them will have around 1/5 SnapOn, 4/5 other stuff.

Agree with Piff about the spare spares and the "but I really need to buy this 400 pices socket set because its got that little shiny thing in it I need" :rolleyes:

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Mastercraft (Canadian Tire) claims to have a lifetime warranty however Canadian Tire changed their policy about two years ago. They now require you to take in your store receipt when taking in a broken tool for replacement.

Craftsman tools (Sears) still has a no questions asked lifetime warranty. "CRAFTSMAN® mechanics tools and CRAFTSMAN® hand tools have a Lifetime Warranty... they are guaranteed forever ...unconditionally, no questions asked. If one should ever fail to give you complete satisfaction, Sears will replace it, free of charge.*"

More about Craftsman Tools here: http://www.sears.ca/content/resource...bout-craftsman