Re: Caution: Canada



Alex W. wrote:
|| "TimL" <CigarTim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
|| news:td27f1l5mucvtmjkbvmo5p21uupp3r55tc@xxxxxxxxxx
||| Just got a message about the cigars I sent to Canada for the July
||| swap.
|||
||| I sent five cigars that will cost him 386.86$CDN. He did not have
||| the option to refuse because of a contract between the University
||| and Canada Post as all claims are paid without question or appeal.
||
|| Query: would it make any difference if the contents were
|| labelled as a "gift" or "present" (French: "cadeau")? That
|| would indicate that the package was sent without the
|| knowledge or consent of the recipient.

I would assume that he ticked the "GIFT" box on the customs declaration
form.

I doubt that makes a difference


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