Klarinet Archive - Posting 000230.txt from 2003/05

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Importing Clarinet
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 13:55:22 -0400

Dan,

As a dual Canadian-US citizen living in Canada near the US border I can
sympathise with you. The abolutely INSANE rules governing the movement of
goods and people accross our border is shockingly inconsistent, arbitrary,
unfair and down-right stupid. All of us who live near the border can site
many examples of obsurd laws and policies enforced by the uniformed
parasites "protecting" our borders. Our two nations supposedly have a "Free
Trade" agreement. Around here the words "Free Trade" will get you an
automatic laugh.

The first half of the Twentieth Century was dominated by idiotic European
tribal wars. Now their borders have practically dissapeared while the
Canada-US border remains mired in Nineteenth Century mud. (The US and
Canada haven't had a respecable war since 1812!) The US is currently
obsessed with terrorism. Canada, as ever, is hung up on its tedious
"national sovereignty complex." Both sides accuse the other of unfair
subsidies and trade practices. Border issues usually take YEARS to resolve,
if ever. Citizens and business on both sides suffer endlessly.

Dan, your bassethorn problem is absolutely nothing compared to the
cross-border crap I've experienced. Consider yourself lucky!

Ed Maurey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Leeson" <leeson0@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Importing Clarinet

> I had to send my basset horn into Canada for repairs. Now keep in mind
> that it was imported FROM Canada in the first place, and I had a
> document to prove that it had been imported only about 45 days earlier,
> and further that it was going back to Canada for warranty repairs.
>
> Nothing mattered. I got a call from Canadian customs and they wanted to
> slap a $25 import fee on me. I protested, filled out some forms,
> answered some questions, and the import fee into Canada was cancelled.
>
> But when it came back into the US from Canada, I got hit with an import
> duty that I was obliged to pay. Complaints to the US Customs were
ignored.
>
> Dan Leeson
>
> Robert MacMillan wrote:
> > Does anyone know if there is import duty applied to Clarinets imported
into
> > Canada from the United States?
> >
> > Bob
> >
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