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[primesole]

Do they mark the shoes as a gift ?

Because I just bought the All Americans, and im hoping I dont get hit with Duty fee.

 

[thephoking]

isnt that illegal?

 

[blazers21ntnp]

I haven't ordered from them since they re-opened, but back in '02 and '03 they did.

 

[code6]

I ordered a pair of Penny II's from them, they didn't mark as a gift but did mark it low value and shipped usps, avoiding all customs fees.

 

[ssgefiestoakagerger]

To get hit with customs is VERY random.

Businesses in the U.S. very seldom mark it as a gift and declare it for a low value because of insurance purposes. It's not so much about abiding byCanadian custom laws (they're American, what do they care?). Should the item ever get lost, they can only recover the amount they declared. And becausethey're a registered business, they can't mark things as "gifts" too often.

Pretty much, it's like this:

GIFT + high value = tax
Commercial item + low value = tax

It's very much to their discretion, is your package worth their time with paperwork? Are the nearing quota lows? Is there too much cross-border/ cybershopping?

 

[apollo xxxiii]

They do not mark as a gift. The two times ive ordered from them, I got hit by customs.

 

[primesole]

^ Did you ask or remind them to do so ?