How to estimate Canadian Customs Shipping Cost?

  1. Get customers address, city and province
  2. Log into borderbuddy.com
  3. Click on calculate import item, click continue
  4. What country are you going to, click Canada, click continue
  5. What province are you going to, click customer province, click continue
  6. Where are you shipping from, click USA, click continue
  7. Need help with shipping, click no (we are shipping with UPS) click continue
  8. What are you importing, fill in with- boards, panels or sheets, click continue.
  9. Where is the product made, click USA, click continue.
  10. What is the approximate value, fill in the dollars amount, click continue
  11. Individual or business use, click individual, click continue
  12. Would you like us to send you a copy of the quote, click yes, click continue
  13. What is your preferred communication method, click email. Click continue
  14. Fill in email address
  15. Have you purchased the boards, panels or sheets yet, click no, click continue
  16. 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
Last updated on 4th August 2020