Canada Customs update

It's definitely worth appealing... doesn't cost anything, not even a stamp, if you hand it in at a Post Offal (sic) branch. The only item I ever had confiscated was the Dragon Breeder manga anthology, and my appeal was approved. Basically I just filled out the form and attached a letter. It was years ago and the statute and/or form may have changed, but there still should be an official appeal process. Most likely just about any appeal would be approved... they don't really give a flying f**k what gets imported, they just need to show that they're doing something so that their jobs don't get downsized.

And as I sit here wearing my 'Comic Book Legal Defense Fund' t-shirt ( With Most Holy Cerebus on it ), I groove with you brother!

Way to stick it to da man!

The Vampire ( My cars plate says BGCRISIS! Say no more... )

The really annoying thing about Canada Customs is that most of this stuff which they confiscate is _perfectly legal_ within Canada. It's just not legal to _import_ it.

Did you guys get taken over by the Taliban or something? And here I thought Canada was part of the civilized world.

UPS is pretty nasty with those charges. If you live in a city where the packages are cleared through Customs you can opt to clear it yourself and save the brokerage charge. I know you can do this in Vancouver, and I'm guessing Calgary as well.

Puralator is Canada Post I think, and they take over packages sent by a number other US couriers. There's another one that charges a hefty charge but I can't remember who it is anymore.

Oh, don't start. The US has more than it's share of problems - I'll still take Canada any day. I suspect our customs laws are a relic of the 70's or something, and it takes a lot of momentum to actually get laws changed.