Shipping Proxy Cars to Canada
In addition to the rules posted above, these points should be considered when shipping either single cars or a box full of cars from the another country to Canada.
It usually takes a couple of weeks for parcels to come from the US to Canada, longer from other countries. These parcels have to pass through Canada Customs and may be charged extra duty if not carefully described.
All boxes should have the following declaration on them-
TOY CARS FOR COMPETITION, WILL BE RETURNED TO SENDER
We have had experiences where as much as $25 has been charged in duty because the declaration just read "toy cars". If Customs thinks the item has been purchased, it could be charged.
Do not overestimate the value of your cars. The higher the value posted, the greater the chance that customs will want to collect money. As a rule, I put a max of $50 per car, even if I would think it worth more.
It is better to hand write the declaration form at the post office rather than do it online. The computer has been known to put a declaration in that was not at all what the sender wanted to say, and the package got charged accordingly.
Hope this helps,
Keith