As someone who has imported a fair amount of electronics, just thought it would be worth mentioning is IF and only IF one insists on importing items from the US that are specifically MADE IN THE USA, no addt'l duties or taxes are applicable. Same thing happens with US customers when they import items from Canada that are MADE IN CANADA(such as Axiom products). Items manufactured in the Far East(eg. "most" HSU subs) or anywhere else in that part of the world are subject to 6.5% duties and any additional handling charges the customs and/or shipper wants to tack on as well. Obviously there would be a shipping fee along with the sales tax that you would pay anyway even buying from a local retailer.
I have trouble dealing with "some" distributors in Canada that sell US mfg. products, such as SVS, because despite the high Canadian dollar, there is still(without any meaningful substantiation)a significant difference between the US and Canadian price.
"Axiom", for one, always seems to keep that US/Can. dollar differential in check.
