Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Canada Customs once opened a package of 78s sent to me to transfer and decided
>> that they were worth ten times the declared value. I had no choice but to pay
>> the duty, since I wasn't about to send them back and forth and risk their
> being
>> smashed. Another time, a box of CDs from the French label Dante was opened,
> the
>> discs removed and a half-full bottle of Vitamin C Cream put in its place. And
>> of course I had customs charges to pay (these idiots would never place nominal
>> values on their promo discs, and any that I refused I just never saw again).
>> Think I could get a refund out of Revenue Canada? Ha!
>>
> Promotional CD's (and CD-R's) should be clearly marked as "Promotional
> Material,"
> which is duty and tax-free! Ask the senders to do so...!
> 
> ...stevenc
> 
They often do..that's when I get charged even more. Add that to the fact that 
such shipments often go by UPS, who don't know from such things and deliver the 
packages with duty owing plus THEIR administrative charges (even when prepaid 
at the source..don't get me started on the imbeciles who staff UPS in this 
country).

dl