Shipping to Canada

[Sling shot]

Question: There is a specific part I would like to order from Great America Pinball and apparently they don't ship to Canada. The part isn't really available anywhere else. Any ideas on how I can do this? I am located near the border but don't have any contacts on the other side.
Thanks

 

[Fleetwood mIkea]

Use a shipping service like Shippsy. They give you a US address to deliver to, then bring it over the border so you can either pick it up or for a fee or remail it to you. Easy.
FYI @pinballjah can usually get u a discount link/coupon if you happen to use Shippsy.

 

[Sling shot]

Thanks for the info!!! I'll look into it.

 

[ZoomZoomBoomBoom]

I just picked up a pinball machine from Shippsy today. They have imported 5 machines and a bunch of other stuff for me. They are really weird in terms of info that they ask you for, but I never provide any of it and the shipments still clear no problem. My sense is that they kind of don't really know exactly what they are doing in regards to customs clearance, so I kind of have to explain it to them, but other than that, it is very convenient and affordable.

 

[MoPin]

Do you have to pay HST if you use this company / service?

 

[Fleetwood mIkea]

Do you have to pay HST if you use this company / service?

Yes- same as if you drove it over the border. No duty of you provide documentation showing it was made in USA (or if it’s under $150 I believe no documents needed) but you’ll have to pay tax.

 

[pinballjah]

Use a shipping service like Shippsy. They give you a US address to deliver to, then bring it over the border so you can either pick it up or for a fee or remail it to you. Easy.
FYI @pinballjah can usually get u a discount link/coupon if you happen to use Shippsy.

Thanks for the post. If you use this link, it will save you $10CDN on your first order (I also get $10 credit). They can also forward your item to any address in Canada for a nominal fee once it arrives in Ontario. You get a free US address and ship the item there. Then they will bring it to a depot of your choice in Markham/Mississauga/London for $7CDN. You can see some examples of shipping costs on my Shippsy thread on Pinside for shipping from the Ontario depot to addresses in Ontario (if you don't want to pick up the item at the Ontario depots). Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

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