Importing knife into Canada from US Store

I phoned customs once when I was going to buy a Benchmade knife from http://www.newgraham.com. If the knife is legal there should be no problems with customs. However, if the knife is not made in the USA, there is often a large duty charge and sometimes a handling fee on top of that. If the knife is made in the USA there should be no duty.
 
i am selling a spyderco endura and ladybug and a customer wants to know if it can be shipped to canada. i am not sure what do you guys think.
 
Kazeryu said:
Do not use UPS, FEDEX, or any other courier service.

New Graham does not make you jump through any hoops at all. Just use a credit card like anywhere else. In the special notes, ask for USPS mailing.

I've ordered two or three knives from them and everything came through just fine... I needed a hex key to get the skirmish open, though! :)
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New Graham has been flawless and quick. Definitely ask for USPS shipping, UPS and other couriers will soak you with large surcharges. I once ordered a knife from a retailer (not New Graham) years ago. The Katz Cheetah was worth about 170 dollars, but UPS added another 50 dollar surprise surcharge 'handling charge'.
 
I buy most of my knives from overseas (USA ;)) and I never had any problems, even with spring assisted and knives with really loose pivots. Even though technically being able to flick a knife open with one hand makes the knife prohibited. Funny how the turn of a screw makes one go from law abiding citizen to prohibited weapon charges and two years in prison if you're caught with it.

My RAT-1, CS Rajah2, Spyderco Resilience, CRKT Pharaoh, Boker B@atman, two Kershaw Leeks, and ZT 301 all came with loose pivots that could be flicked open by a two year old, and most of the packages had signs of being opened by customs, but I don't think customs really cares.

You're still better off with a Canadian shop in most cases. You might have to pay a bit more in base price and tax, but you're saved having to pay any duty fees.
 
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