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Re: [OM] Buying Equipment From the USA in Canada

Subject: Re: [OM] Buying Equipment From the USA in Canada
From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 17:13:24 -0400 (EDT)
> Yeah, I wasn't sure of the tax/duty situation and still am not.  I guess
> NAFTA doesn't apply to Japanese made cameras, eh?  Course as far as
> warranty goes, one usually has to specify US warranty with these jokers,
> so International might be the default.

Luckily for us Canucks NAFTA does apply to Japanese cameras when they
come from the USA.  We only get dinged for the 7 0ST when using a courier.
Just recently Canada Post has started collecting the PST in Ontario so
that's an extra 8 0f you use them.  For large valued items it saves money
to use a courier.

As for a warranty, well, I think you're stuck with sending it back to
the USA for service.  It's interesting that Olympus offers a 2 year parts
and labour warranty on bodies sold in Canada vs 1 year in the USA.  That
might be worth something when considering buying local vs USA.
                                -mark

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