I hope it stays that way. The last thing Canadians need is even more taxes on tobacco. I thought we had it bad in England then I found out about the price of tobacco in Canada and Australia. Fucking insane!
Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!
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Latest refused package, 2 tins of navy flake and 1 tin of plumcake, 300g, 10.5oz =$529.91. I have a feeling, one wouldn't need a highschool diploma to work for the cbsa.
That’s still cheaper than NZ.
I’m not here to bitch about tax down under. Instead I’ll echo what has been said in this thread already. In Canada you can still import whole leaf excise tax free, whereas here in NZ/OZ that is no longer an option.
Sure it isn’t the same (yet) as buying blends, but in my opinion it is the best way to build a solid cellar base.
If I lived in Canada... I wouldn't live in Canada. 
There is an easy way to get tobacco cheap and duty free. But Canada is rather huge place for.. Damn! Almost fell for it!
That is brutal...where did you order from?
I shed these Canadian tears every time I have to pay duties, but I have accepted it for what it is. At least I live in a province where the duties are lower compared to others. Still...even something as cheap as 507C Virginia Slices costs me about $2/bowl to smoke (CAD $316/pound aka USD $221 / pound).
What I despise is when the border agents assess duties beyond what the rules dictate (roughly 40% of the time)--they're either incompetent or have a vendetta against tobacco. I have to do a big rodeo show to get things reassessed, which can take a while.
What I despise is when the border agents assess duties beyond what the rules dictate (roughly 40% of the time)--they're either incompetent or have a vendetta against tobacco. I have to do a big rodeo show to get things reassessed, which can take a while.
Yeah that's so frustrating. They already set the rules and you've agreed to play by them. But then the puck drops and they've moved the blue lines so everything is icing.
Smokingpipes. Had an order come through the day before, 1lb hit for $79.00cdn. I can't understand the methods involved in such madness.
No better country to live in. I'm very proud of this country. However, If I lived in Toronto, I wouldn't live in Toronto.If I lived in Canada... I wouldn't live in Canada.
I used to get hit with customs every once in awhile, maybe 50% of the time. That was a few years ago. Now I get hit every time and it's just a matter of the ammout of taxes/duties, it's anywhere from 100% - 200%. I'm mainly watching for good deals now, has to be a super sale or I get the odd stuff off some fellow Canadians here or there.