- Get customers address, city and province
- Log into borderbuddy.com
- Click on calculate import item, click continue
- What country are you going to, click Canada, click continue
- What province are you going to, click customer province, click continue
- Where are you shipping from, click USA, click continue
- Need help with shipping, click no (we are shipping with UPS) click continue
- What are you importing, fill in with- boards, panels or sheets, click continue.
- Where is the product made, click USA, click continue.
- What is the approximate value, fill in the dollars amount, click continue
- Individual or business use, click individual, click continue
- Would you like us to send you a copy of the quote, click yes, click continue
- What is your preferred communication method, click email. Click continue
- Fill in email address
- Have you purchased the boards, panels or sheets yet, click no, click continue
- How is this getting across the border, click commercial carrier, click continue
They will give you information showing the value in US dollars for the following:
Exchange rate
Value for Customs at the current exchange rate
Customs (GST) Federal Goods and Service Tax 5%
Customs (PST) Province sales tax (varies per province)
Borderbuddys Fees