:[OT] US repair / replacement - "linuxy" smartphones

[S P Arif Sahari Wibowo]

On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Tyler Aviss wrote:
> I've had stuff come up from the US from them and other 
> eTailers with a Canadian presence, but never been hit with the 
> duties in those cases.

I believe cell-phones have no duties, but should pay taxes (GST 
and probably PST or HST depend on which province it goes). The 
issue is whether brokerage fee will be charged.

> What gets me is when I send stuff for repair/replacement in 
> the US. You have to be *really* careful with the return 
> documentation otherwise you might get nicked at customs as if 
> it were a new item instead of returning a repaired item you 
> already paid for.

Can you share how to make sure the documentation is proper?

Thanks!

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