Importing from U.S. to Canada

I want to order the Acer 4820 from the U.S., and have it shipped here to Canada. FRYS.com|Acer

Has anyone ever ordered a laptop from the U.S. and having it shipped here to Canada?

Do I have to pay duty fees or custom fees? How much?

Do I void the warranty from Acer?

I'll have to contact customs and ask them what the policy is.

 

Well I can't help you with the USA to Canada duty/customs fees.
I can say that here in Australia if you import a product, and it comes to more than $1000 AUD then you need to pay a GST import tax, which someone told me actually costs about 20% instead of the local rate of 10%.

<strike>On the warranty, I would have to go with yes it would void your warranty. Seeming Canada has their own Acer division, technically the warranty should be void. It may be worth while buying if you live close to the border and know someone on the other side that you can trust to do warranty shipping if needed.</strike>
I bought a laptop from the US (1830t) and had it shipped to Australia, really hoping nothing goes wrong!

 

Acer's warranty covers the PanAmerican region, which includes the US and Canada. I bought my unit in Canada. I registered it in the US and Acer confirmed by warranty. All warranty work for the PanAmerican region is done in Temple Texas anyway.

Bronsky

 

Blah lucky.. *crosses fingers for 1 year*

 

We were able to register warranties in the US for units sold in Taiwan. When you first start up your unit, use the registration program that comes with the device. The serial number will not be in the system because of the different region. In the states, Acer sent an Email confiring the registration and then, later a warranty confirmation. There are a series of threads in the 3820TG owners thread and the North American purchase thread. I think RobsTV and Bankergolfer were the two people who were posting about it. It's worth a try.

Bronsky

 

Be ready to pay GST + a nice hefty 'administrative charge'. You'll also get nailed by the shipping company for using their brokerage service ($61.40 for UPS if item is valued between $750 and 1000$ cad). Not to mention the shipping charge as well.

It's doable, but it'll cost a fortune.

 

using usps = no brokrage. ALWAYS ask for usps

you will need to pay gst + customs charge.

not sure what it is on a laptop though.

I bought a buncha car audio stuff from sonic electronics last year, it was like 1300.00. Even though I cannot remember what I payed for fees, I know I wasnt to disappointed.

Just make sure your getting a significant savings over what you can get here in Canada, at least 20% to make it worthwhile.

 

You should also figure into the equation the fact that the US dollar isn't worth squat anymore and the Canadian exchange rate is somewhere in the 1-1 range or better. That is about a 5% gain for Canadians over the past couple of months.

Bronsky

 

Try this:

TheFinalCost.com - Canadian total shipping fees calculator (brokerage, duty, customs)


Calculates the cost in CAD of a product imported from the US. Considers duty, brokerage, other fees, gst & currency conversion.

It'll give you a good idea.


829$ US will ring you up just over 1000$ CAD, even with USPS