Watch Question - Border Crossing
Hi everyone,
For the life of me, I can’t find the old post, but I’m sure I read about this here. I’m thinking it was mentioned by Pacman or rage2 or one of the other fellow watch nerds…
I’m thinking about having some work done on one of my watches by a specific independent who is in the US. And, of course, I don’t want to get hit with duties/taxes when the watch is being shipped back to me.I have the papers showing the watch was purchased in Canada with GST paid. I know that, if they tried charging something at the border, I might be able to show this and fight it, but it’ll be a bit of a headache. What I read in some thread here on Beyond, and this is a few years ago, is that there’s a form/certificate which Customs can issue you that gets around this
Does anyone know the process of applying for this? In the old thread, I think it was mentioned by name, or maybe a link was even shared.
I’ve bought watches from overseas, sold them overseas, and have travelled with my watches (but wearing them on wrist never really brings any heat). I know that it can be marked as item for repair (or similar) on return shipping, but considering the potential amount, I’d rather not take the chance.
Thanks!
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