Paperwork to move classiccmps from .ca to .us?

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Oct 3 14:22:19 2002

> A gentleman in Canada has some hardware that he's willing to give
> me (old computers in questionable state). Thing is, neither one of us is
> sure if there's any paperwork required to bring these boxes
> over the border.

If the equipment was originally made in USA, it's no problem. Just
tell US Customs that you're reptriating it. They may want some proof
that it's made in USA. A label stating that is best, but even just
the address of the manufacturer being in the USA may be sufficient.

Failing that, you can just tell them that it's old scrap with no
commercial value. That's true, isn't it?

It might help to buy the equipment from him for a nominal price rather
than get it as a gift. If you buy it (for $25, perhaps) and have
a bill of sale, the import duty would be based on the sale price. But
if it's a gift, Customs would try to determine the value and assess the
import duty based on that.

I'm not an expert, but I've brought computer equipment into the US from
Canada twice without problems.
Received on Thu Oct 03 2002 - 14:22:19 BST