A little money saving hint for everyone here in Canada who lives reasonably close to a CBSA office. If you ship through a courier and they are clearing your goods for you through Customs, you can refuse to accept the shipment at your door (tell them you don't have the money, or whatever, NOT to return to sender). Go to your local CBSA office with a receipt for your goods, and a copy of the shipping bill, and tell the officers that you want to self pay the duties and taxes for the goods in the shipment. You will pay only what is owing, and then you will provide proof of payment to the courier, who will then release your goods to you. You can save quite a bit by not paying the Customs brokerage fee that they all charge for providing the clearance service.