Mc Members In US Please Answer

Or from ebay on high price coins

Duty (tax) is payed on items you purchase outside of the country that the Canadian government hasn't been able to taxes. In Ontario sales tax is 13%, so when an item enters Ontario from outside of the country the government collects its taxes.
There are exceptions to this. Due to the North American free tread act (I think that's what it's called) goods that are 100% manufactured in the USA aren't charged duty when crossing the boarder in to Canada. But if any part of the item you are purchasing was made outside of North America then duty is charged. Example, you buy a nice new coin from the US mint. You figure that since the coin is minted in the US, no duty will be charged. Now if the clam shell that the coin comes in was 'made in china' they the government can and most likely will impose full duty charges on the full purchase price of the coin.

This is now it was explained to me by a Canadian customs agent about six years ago. Things could have changed since then. Not sure if it is different with Americans buying items in Canada an importing them into the US.

I am a MC member in Tennessee. Shipping is free. I have never been charged tax or duty on any purchases.

I doubt that there is any duty on either Canadian or U.S. coins being brought across the border. If a coin is subject to tax and it is brought back into Canada and tax hasn't previously been paid, then it would be due upon import, unless they were part of the individual exemption. I doubt it would be an issue unless there were large enough quantities involved. A Canadian coin coming from the U.S. wouldn't typically trigger suspicion since they are clearly Canadian items to begin with.

I was a Customs agent for three years as a summer job when I was a university student back in the late eighties and I wouldn't have looked twice at Canadian coins someone was bringing in. That was before HST/GST so I am sure there have been many changes since then.

wow, thank you all for your answers which make the tax across the board issue clearly.

I know I live in vancouver just got a PO box in the states, Point Roberts lol! I'm not paying that 7% tax!

No taxes or duties on purchases of RCM products when ship to California (as of NOW).