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Mail From: richard.murray (Murray, Richard)

And don't forget the paper work. The tariffs may have been eliminated, but the government still wants all those forms filed.

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From: miata-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:miata-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of Keith Tanner
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April, 2008 14:33
To: MiataList
Subject: Re: [Miata] Miata] Great customer service from FinishlinePerformance

NAFTA eliminates duties on items made in the US, not on items made
outside the US. So a butterfly brace won't have duties, but something
like a Link ECU will. Regardless there are still taxes, just like
there are on goods purchased inside Canada. That's not a trade
barrier.

keith

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Dennis B. Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
> Keith Tanner wrote:
>
> > Do a little reading on UPS fees and it starts to make a bit more sense.
> >
> > Details:
> ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html
> >
> > You can avoid this by doing a little work. If you want UPS to do the
> > work for you, then they want to be paid for it! There's details on
> > that page on how to avoid some of the charges, and if you do your own
> > paperwork I think you can avoid all of them.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
>
> I thought NAFTA was supposed to eliminate these customs duties? Looks like
> Canada is still imposing trade barriers against U.S. products.
>
> BTW, Keith, do you read Userfriendly.org? The Sunday comic was great:
>
> ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20080420
>
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>
>
> Miataly,
> Dennis
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