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Originally Posted by Matherly
Is it possible there is some Commonwealth reason that imports of the UK wouldn't have to be taxed/duties/whatever? That would explain why UK good come in faster.
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Timing, maybe. Books don't seem to be subject to import duties in Canada. I'm not sure they ever were.
Computer hardware was subject to duty at least until NAFTA kicked in, so I'd get hit with brokerage delays every time I wanted a specific part I couldn't get locally. But that only accounts for a day or two, and I've never tried to order hardware from the UK.
I think Banquo hit the USPS snail mail thing rather than the customs brokerage. The brokers were never that slow in my experience.
Once the package is released to Canada Post, it's two or three days no matter where it's going.