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Just wondering...
Do those in the US buying from Axiom, a Canadian company, need to pay extra costs such as customs/duty fees, brokerage fees and other extra taxes/charges?
I live in Canada and if I were to order from HSU I would need to pay these significant extra costs.
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US buyers don't have to pay any additional fees. I thought NAFTA did away with all that. Does it not work both ways?
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I paid frikin duty on a 12 yr old Bryston amp that originated from Canada but went to the US.
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Has anyone on this forum that lives in Canada bought a HSU sub? Did you have to pay customs and brokerage fees? If so how much were they?
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There are no duties on loudspeakers shipped to Canada from the US.
You will pay taxes and shipping and potentially insurance on shipping if this is an option. Depending on the carrier, there could be a brokerage fee (typically $40-70 Cdn).
Last edited by chesseroo; 11/14/03 04:41 AM.
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I think this is only true if the equipment you are importing is built in the US or Mexico. As far as I know it falls under the NAFTA agreement. If you were to purchase speakers from the US that were built elsewhere you would have to pay duty. Of course I have been known to err.
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Aren't HSU subs built in China? That would explain the duty.
Btw does that mean that SVS are duty free to bring into canada?
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Can someone check their SVS to find out where it was manufactured?
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This quote is from the SVS site news section regarding the PB-1,
"Something made in the USA with exacting care by the company as crazy about quality sound as you are?? "
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SVS are designed and built in Ohio. The drivers they use are built to spec by TC sounds, a San Diego based company.
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