| There are always costs associated with shipping any | | | | combined those two taxes into a 13% HST which is |
| products anywhere, but if you're shipping across an | | | | now what will have to be paid on goods being |
| international border there are always some extra | | | | imported to Toronto. |
| requirements, and often costs. It is worthwhile to | | | | There are other fees that apply besides these taxes. |
| spend some time thinking about the various costs | | | | First of all, certain goods that are sent from one |
| that you can incur for international shipping so that | | | | country to another fall under certain trade |
| you can make sure that your company is prepared | | | | agreements. Sometimes this means that those are |
| for those costs before they crop up. The LTL | | | | also going to be subject to other excess charges. |
| carriers that you use to ship your products should be | | | | Your shipping company should be able to advise you |
| able to give you exact numbers as to the fees that | | | | on that before you actually ship. |
| you have to pay to ship to Toronto, but these are | | | | You will also have to pay a customs broker when |
| some general guidelines to let you know what | | | | you ship something from anywhere in the US to |
| different types of charges you will have to account | | | | Canada. When shipping to Canada, it is likely that |
| for. | | | | many, if not all, or your orders will be going to |
| Taxes are going to be the first fee that comes up | | | | Toronto as it is by far the largest city in that |
| whenever you're shipping something up to Toronto. | | | | country. This means that there is a way that you can |
| The different provinces in Canada have different | | | | help reduce the total amount that you're going to |
| laws as to what taxation is applied. Currently, the | | | | have to pay for shipping to Canada. The broker's |
| entire country of Canada has a general sales tax | | | | fees are charged per shipment. That means that if |
| which would apply to everything that is shipped into | | | | you send a larger shipment all at once, instead of |
| the country. Some provinces, of which Ontario is one, | | | | several smaller ones, you can save a considerable |
| also have an additional PST or provincial sales tax | | | | amount of money. Sometimes, even paying for |
| which would apply to goods being shipped into the | | | | storage in Toronto and sending larger orders will still |
| province. A recently passed law however, has | | | | yield a savings on cross border shipping. |