Andrew I get all my shipments through USPS. With the couriers they always use their in house brokers and their charges for telling me how much tax to pay is much more than our government does. Plus they have cheaper shipping rates. :wink: The mail takes longer but I am fine with that. I don't know how the packages get selected to be taxed, they may use the address it goes to, or the persons name, or some other criteria. Once Marla started using her business name the rate of interceptions seemed to increase for her, then it tapered off, then my stuff got hit more often. It fluctuates and there isn't any way to know for sure. Some packages, like this one that Shawn declared at $200 sailed through and others of $40 got charged.
I wish sometimes there was a pen turner here that worked for Canada Customs that could tell us how it all works but so far none have ever announced themselves. :bashful: