Originally Posted by Pulaski

I don't know about Canpost specifically, but other BEers have reported a number of times that tracking of things shipped using a national mail carrier comes "umplugged" at the hand-off and that while you can track the item from where you last saw it, to the airport where it left the country, the tracking/traceability stops and that the sending service pretty much shrugs their shoulders, saying well we handed it to them on X date, we can't help you any more.

Be aware that the insurance value becomes the import value for import duty - I got burned by that mistake once too, giving a generous value for an item in case it was lost or damaged but then got stuck with a nasty customs bill.

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel

So what's the import duty on an xmas present sent to blighty from Canada?

I've only had the duty problem on stuff sent into Canada.