Anyone from Canada order from HLJ?

or any other online web sites?
I'm deciding whether or not to buy some models online to avoid the extremely overpriced products in Toronto... thus, leads me to a few questions:

1. How do import taxes affect the shipment?
2. How does the price of the product/s affect the import taxes?

well... I'm still unclear after reading the overviews on HLJ... Confused of this process... so if anyone is kind enough, please tell me the process of their purchases.. thanks

- one very confused modeler

i personally haven't order anything over thru the internet

my friend have and he tells me that once everything including import fees add up it is basically the same price as any kits here... but you don't have a wide selection

Ive seen this topic crop up several times, im not too sure what you guys mean by overpriced tho. I pay between $30-35CDN MAX taxes includ for any model tamiya or fujimi or Aoshima. I think thats a pretty good price already. How much cheaper do u want it to be?
I buy all my models from Pacific Mall

Originally posted by .porkchop.
Ive seen this topic crop up several times, im not too sure what you guys mean by overpriced tho. I pay between $30-35CDN MAX taxes includ for any model tamiya or fujimi or Aoshima. I think thats a pretty good price already. How much cheaper do u want it to be?
I buy all my models from Pacific Mall

are you referring to Pacific Models?
Their price tags are 30-35 not including taxes.. i still have to pay taxes in that shop :confused: :mad:

There are no duties but there are taxes. $5 canada post handling fee + GST and PST based on the price of your order.

Hey you go to "Pacific Models" too?
Wow thaz the only place I buy models!

Since I knw the owner there, usually I hve discount from $2 up to $40!!(depends on what u buy of course).
And I dun hve to pay tax there

So nice living in Canada
Im gonna tell my uncle to buy an Enzo from HK (They cost about $100 HK$) and ship it to me. (cuz I rarely go to tah store)
anyway, just buy more stuff there and u can get tax free. :D

I live in Canada and I ordered from HLJ once... the taxes weren't much at all, the order was like 58$ and ended up being like 65 with all the customs and shit... the only ting is it took a little while for the stuff to come

Originally posted by Hash_man
I live in Canada and I ordered from HLJ once... the taxes weren't much at all, the order was like 58$ and ended up being like 65 with all the customs and shit... the only ting is it took a little while for the stuff to come

hmm... well my order is gonna be really small (around $30).... so...
may i ask where you got the 18' TE37's?

Exactly, ive been dealing with them for over 10years, i kno the owners as well, i dont pay tax for anything at all. Of course i pay cash tho. I also get a discount on the models, so avg $30 a kit. Also the small store couple stores down from pacific models, have great deals for me as well. I never pay tax once agian, and avg 25-30 a model.

hey my name is henry too!!!!

Originally posted by PorschePong
Hey you go to "Pacific Models" too?
Wow thaz the only place I buy models!

Since I knw the owner there, usually I hve discount from $2 up to $40!!(depends on what u buy of course).
And I dun hve to pay tax there

So nice living in Canada
Im gonna tell my uncle to buy an Enzo from HK (They cost about $100 HK$) and ship it to me. (cuz I rarely go to tah store)
anyway, just buy more stuff there and u can get tax free. :D

wow what a coincidence, porkchop!
So r u a Canadian or come from other country

I come form HK and speak cantonese better than english

Ordering through HLJ is depending on your luck to get custom charge or not. I frequently order from HLJ. I would say 1 in every 5 times you would have to pay for the tax.

Originally posted by PorschePong
wow what a coincidence, porkchop!
So r u a Canadian or come from other country

I come form HK and speak cantonese better than english

I am born here, Canadian, i speak english and fluent in cantonese as well!

hmm.... well, I guess PorschePong and .porkchop. will have to bring me along when they buy their models from now on! :D

oh yeah,... I come from HK and speak fluent cantonese as well ;)

hai! tai ho la!!....hahaha like to see lots of chinese in AF...most of my kits are from HK... very cheap! ...

I am a chinese as well but in HK, I used to be in Toronto from 92-95. Just want to let you know that the Enzo here is not cheap at all, the cheapest price I have seen so far is HK$145.

:)

Originally posted by PorschePong
Hey you go to "Pacific Models" too?
Wow thaz the only place I buy models!

Since I knw the owner there, usually I hve discount from $2 up to $40!!(depends on what u buy of course).
And I dun hve to pay tax there

So nice living in Canada
Im gonna tell my uncle to buy an Enzo from HK (They cost about $100 HK$) and ship it to me. (cuz I rarely go to tah store)
anyway, just buy more stuff there and u can get tax free. :D

i've order stuff from hlj before, but my order is small like 2 set of rims and the total price is just abit over 20bucks, and i don't have to pay any customs fee. I agree that ordering online will give u a lots more on selection like rims and models. Also 30 bucks a kit sounds cheap, here in vancouver, it's like 40+ without tax for a skyline vspec2.:rolleyes:

and yes, i'm chinese too.;)

hey, endlesskev86, there's only 2 models shop in richmond rit?
one on no.3 and one in public market rit?:confused:

hmm, seems like a lot of ppl are buying from HK.. well I bought all 4 of my models in HK during Christmas holidays and they were $15 Canadian each!!.... so basically, I got 4 for the price of 2!...... damn i wish I could go back to hk again... as for the rims.. how come they are so expensive? like... how many rims do u get in each pkg?

Hey you go to "Pacific Models" too?thats where i buy all my models

i live in toronto too but i have never herd of pacific models where is it. it sounds good

whoa $145 hk dollar enzo!? :eek:

well........... let me think about it........
145/5.3 = $27.35 CDN

The enzo costs about 40-50 dollars in Pacific Models.
Well this time Im gonna stick with HK.
:D

I went on Monday and didnt see the Enzo....

Must have missed it....