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Sad knife story...
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They didn't seize them.
See what happens every year is that people mail gifts from all around the world to Canada because Santa lives here. That causes a lot of backlog with the customs centers who are overwhelmed while they're finding out who was naughty and who was nice. That means people who just buy presents for themselves are sad because they have to wait longer due to other's generosity. It should be a crime.
Did you not see the post that when I called Canada Custom they informed me the place where my knives went was one of the few customs centers that wasn't backlogged at all. Also, many knives have been seized by the CBSA that are not illegal. You went for 0/2 in this post.
Let's see where it's been. And how long it's been there.
Also kudos to the postie who got you off the phone by shifting the blame to the CBSA. That kind of forward pass is what they teach in the pamphlets but you so rarely see on the field of play.
If you're ever in a rush for something get it FedEx overnight. It's worth it.
I hope you didn't give them undo interest in your package with that impatient phone call.
The person I spoke with didn't get my name, we didn't speak about my exact package or anything. Plus, they worked out of Ottawa probably since I called the general line, not customs depot where my package is. So no need to worry about that.
So far the best practice is not to ship any Zero Tolerance (or flippers in general) into Canada.
ZT had legal issues with CBSA and don't supply Canadian dealers anymore from what I've heard, so their knives are on the hot list for denial of entry. This does not mean yours will be stopped, but it does raise the level of risk.
Flippers too in general as CBSA have decided they are like automatics. They are still perfectly legal and might get through just fine, but CBSA can deny them entry if they feel like it because they feel they have the power to do so as there is no effective way for citizens to fight back other than a lengthy phone/letter campaign that is an utter waste of time as it accomplishes nothing. CBSA can not seize, they just return to sender, so it's a pain in the ass more than anything else.
If you want hassle free:
1. Ship to friend/family and bring it over yourself, or have them bring when they come visit (this is what I do 99% of the time).
2. Have the sender disassemble and ship in pieces (this works for automatics... or so I've heard).
3. Ship to a PO box at the border and go get it yourself (if you live close enough to a border for this to be a plausible solution).
It's all a gamble otherwise. Good luck OP!
ZT had legal issues with CBSA and don't supply Canadian dealers anymore from what I've heard, so their knives are on the hot list for denial of entry. This does not mean yours will be stopped, but it does raise the level of risk.
Flippers too in general as CBSA have decided they are like automatics. They are still perfectly legal and might get through just fine, but CBSA can deny them entry if they feel like it because they feel they have the power to do so as there is no effective way for citizens to fight back other than a lengthy phone/letter campaign that is an utter waste of time as it accomplishes nothing. CBSA can not seize, they just return to sender, so it's a pain in the ass more than anything else.
If you want hassle free:
1. Ship to friend/family and bring it over yourself, or have them bring when they come visit (this is what I do 99% of the time).
2. Have the sender disassemble and ship in pieces (this works for automatics... or so I've heard).
3. Ship to a PO box at the border and go get it yourself (if you live close enough to a border for this to be a plausible solution).
It's all a gamble otherwise. Good luck OP!
Weird, the local hub for ZT just got a run of new knives a few weeks ago (Nov 18/17). Including flippers like the ZT460, ZT452Ti, with flippers and ZT566BWS another flipper with assisted opening (Dec 11/17).
Now if you do a straight comparison to a US source like Blade HQ or Knife Center with currency conversion you'll be about $20-50 less bucks buying in Canada but then if you factor in the duty charge and the more expensive freight you get a lot closer to par. Now for some sort of special edition that's sold out you might have to self import but the easy fix for that is just get those new in country too when they release.
It's way less stress.
I have been lucky buying from US vendors like @whitty. My Para 3 made it to me in Canada a couple weeks ago with no problems and no duty was charged. And yes, proper value was declared. Great transaction BTW.
I make sure I buy in Canada if the US cost and potential tax and duty are similar.
I have had great luck buying from a couple of big vendors in BC. Shipping in 2-3 days and reasonable prices.
I make sure I buy in Canada if the US cost and potential tax and duty are similar.
I have had great luck buying from a couple of big vendors in BC. Shipping in 2-3 days and reasonable prices.
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