jeff1@garfield.UUCP (Jeff Sparkes) (04/17/84)
I tried to post this before, but I'm not sure it got out
because of power failure trouble.
Here's a bit of information for any one who is planning on
ordering computer stuff from the States. It was shamelessly copied
from the March issue of Antic magazine ( by a friend, I'd never own
an Atari ) and I'm not responsible for any errors.
Canadian Customs Information
Item Duty Rate (1) Sales Tax Entry Number
C.P.U.'s 3.9% 9% 41417-1
Monitors 3.9% 9% 41417-1
Disk Drives Free 9% 41417-2
Printers Free 9% 41417-2
Modems 12.9% 9% 44506-1
Software (Disk) Free (2) 9% (2) 41417-2
Software (Tape) 3.9% (2) 9% (2) 41417-1
(1) These rates apply as of January 1, 1894.
(2) Software falls into two categories. "Application" software is liable for
duty and sales tax on the cost of the medium (disk or tape) alone; for
"operations" or "systems" software , the total cost of the software is
liable. Check with Customs for details before you buy.
There were no definitions for "application", "system", or
"operations" software.
Jeff Sparkes
{utcsrgv,allegra,ihnp4, lots of others}!garfield!jeff1dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (04/25/84)
Don't forget to add in provincial sales tax (7% in Ontario, different
in other provinces) when you import anything into the province.
The "Sales tax" in the list (9%) is federal sales tax only.
Also, note that universities are usually exempt from all of these
duties and taxes.
Dave Sherman
Toronto
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