My experience is that if you ship with the post office or a small parcel
courier, no, your SSN is not required.  If it is commercial entry, over X
dollars or on a truck, then yes, they do need your SSN.

Not sure on the repair thing, other than I know of a few people who are in
HOT water with the customs people about lying to them.  Not a good boat to
be in.

If you are so concerned about this, then get the parts shipped to Vancouver
and drive up there and get them yourself and do the boarder thing yourself.

It is the same for importing 'commercial' goods into Canada, they want your
SIN (same as your SSN) or your Good and Service Tax (GST) number.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of The Shaws
Sent: July 22, 2004 2:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Buying parts from Canada

Hello all,

sorry for the 3x post,

I am buying some doka parts from someone in Canada. Has any one done this
before and can answer a few questions?

Does US customs need you SS number under the following circumstances:

If the parts are being sold

or

If the shipping company is told the parts are being sent to the US to be
"repaired" then is this still required?

Any canadian vendors out there with this experience?

Thanks for any help,  as you know the SS number is not one given out
lightly.

peter

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: spaethgorgenet
  To: SyncroDoubleCabs@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:06 AM
  Subject: [SyncroDoubleCabs] NW DoKa Fest T-Shirts AND Schedule info...

  With the help of Mark Schoening it looks like the T-Shirts are
  actually going to happen. Bring an extra $15-$20 for a shirt.
  Hopefully they will be less than this, but it is kind of pricey to do a
  small run of printed shirts. We are not trying to make any money
  on this, so if the shirts come out less expensive, the savings will
  be passed on to you. There is large and XL only and the shirts
  will be white. White is not my first choice either but at some point
  you just say roll with it and let's get this done. Thanks to Mark's
  wickedly cool illustration these are going to be incredible and at
  this point there will only be 12 Large and 12 XL. A highly limited,
  highly collectible, piece of DoKa memorabilia.

  I am still waiting on one vendor for confirmation and the whole
  schedule will be locked in. We will meet up in the parking lot
  across from the Full Sail Brewery in Hood River OR at 10:30 and
  be leaving from there by 11:30. Take I-84 and take the second
  Hood River exit (coming from either direction). You want to turn
  south onto 2nd street (going east on 84 you will turn rt. going
  west on 84 you will turn left). You then take the first right onto
  Cascade Ave and then take a right on 5th St. If you go straight
  ahead you will run into the Brewery and you will see the city
  parking lot on your left. I will be in there with the big green DoKa.

  Please tell anyone you know with a DoKa. I am getting a pretty
  impressive list of long distane people and really want to make
  sure we get all of the local people out as well.

  Thanks
  Craig
  the Gorge

  ps - We will be doing a BBQ saturday night at the camping field. I
  will bring my big Weber gas grille and I think Mark said he would
  bring a grill. There will be no open flame allowed.

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