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Old Nov 17, 2011, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by beep88
If they have received the packages, that means either there was no tax assessed, or your parents paid taxes on your behalf. These packages already went through the system and is history.

Any person can receive a mailed package worth $60 duty free(except alcohol/tobacco)
But you are liable for HST/GST/PST. If it wasn't collected then it's not declared in the "goods to follow" category, which is for the case when you are moving and are having things shipped by truck, for example.
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