# How to beat border fees?

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236 "2009-05-06T20:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![240sxfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/dec6dc/32.png) [@240sxfan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxfan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236/21 "2009-05-07T10:06:23Z")

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Use a shipping company that gives you the option of clearing the items yourself then be really nice to the customs guy, thats what I did. I had some wheels purchased in the US and the guy shipped them using what was once BAX Global but is now DB Schenker. Either way, it was about $150US to ship 4 18" wheels weighing in at about 100lbs total and they arrived in 2 days at their warehouse in Pearson airport, they called me up and gave me the option of clearing the items myself or have them clear it for an extra fee. I chose to clear it myself, went to their warehouse, picked up the papers, went down the street to customs, was cool with the customs guy and shot the shit a little bit about wheels, and when all was said and done he said “listen man, I want to waive all fees but it’s illegal you will legally have to pay the tax on the purchase price but i waived all duty fees so it’s only taxes.” I thanked him and walked out paying only an extra $130CAD on a $1000CAD purchase. I figured this was really good considering UPS once charged me $70 duty and taxes on a $200 item and it was 50lbs lighter…

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**Author:** ![S.H.Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@S.H.Khan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S.H.Khan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236/22 "2009-05-07T20:32:41Z")

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I was talking to a guy today about this… he used to work for UPS. He told me I need a ‘broker’ because a broker would charge you about a fourth of what regular customs charge.

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**Author:** ![thumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@thumper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/thumper)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236/23 "2009-05-08T15:27:31Z")

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being marked as gift on customs forums only works up to a value of 60 dollars. You would pay duties for the value over that.

it is outlined here in section 3.2.3  
[http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGcustoms-e.asp](http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGcustoms-e.asp)

Legit companys usually won’t lie on customs forms since it is a felony. Usually only private sellers would do this.

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