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Thread: A call for lower duties and taxes on cross-border purchaces! Petition to gov't.

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    Canada’s customs laws make it difficult for eBay users to buy and sell across borders. Our “de minimis threshold” is set at $20, which means we’re responsible for paying duties and taxes on international purchases worth more than $20. Our threshold -- set in the 1980’s -- is out of step internationally: the US threshold is US$800!

    Canada’s low de minimis threshold makes shopping more expensive and creates red tape for entrepreneurs. It also costs taxpayers money because the government spends more to enforce the law than it actually collects at the border. Learn more.
    eBay Canada believes that our laws should reduce burdens on consumers, entrepreneurs, and taxpayers. If you agree, please sign our letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
    Participation is easy. Together, we can make a difference.

    http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/petiti...imis-threshold
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    Received that email from eBay Canada, signed it and sent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn49 View Post
    Canada’s customs laws make it difficult for eBay users to buy and sell across borders. Our “de minimis threshold” is set at $20, which means we’re responsible for paying duties and taxes on international purchases worth more than $20. Our threshold -- set in the 1980’s -- is out of step internationally: the US threshold is US$800!

    Canada’s low de minimis threshold makes shopping more expensive and creates red tape for entrepreneurs. It also costs taxpayers money because the government spends more to enforce the law than it actually collects at the border. Learn more.
    eBay Canada believes that our laws should reduce burdens on consumers, entrepreneurs, and taxpayers. If you agree, please sign our letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
    Participation is easy. Together, we can make a difference.

    http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/petiti...imis-threshold
    Signed and sent as well. That $20 limit is why I don't buy ANYTHING from the US. I hope this petition is successful. I have given up on Ebay because the stuff from China seems to get "lost in transit" much more frequently than it used to, or it breaks, or the item is misrepresented in Ebay's description. I don't trust the process anymore because I've been burnt too many times.
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    My DDS buy on Ebay all the time and are going to sign the petition.
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    The govt have very little interest in raising the limit as they collect the HST and want to encourage us to buy in Canada.
    There is another one doing the rounds to at least tie the amount to the US exchange since it effectively lower than when set
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    Quote Originally Posted by FallenPixels View Post
    The govt have very little interest in raising the limit as they collect the HST and want to encourage us to buy in Canada.
    There is another one doing the rounds to at least tie the amount to the US exchange since it effectively lower than when set
    Yes, I absolutely realized that they want us to buy Canadian...but until they provide us with the selection AND prices they have in the US, I tend to keep my money where it is: in the bank. Ah, well...nothing ventured, nothing gained....
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    I wish the postage was less on items from ebay as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn49 View Post
    Yes, I absolutely realized that they want us to buy Canadian...but until they provide us with the selection AND prices they have in the US, I tend to keep my money where it is: in the bank. Ah, well...nothing ventured, nothing gained....
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