Joy,

As they parts are for a vehicle belonging to an American traveling in
Canada there are no import duties charged but you have to fill out a
declaration and it has to get to the point of entry.  We did this for a
clutch once.

Mark in AK

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:18 AM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Well, my van's previous problems finally got fixed (the new air flow meter
> did need to be adjusted, that was done, and a year of intermittent power
> loss and engine dying is ended!).
>
> But now she's leaking oil and my mechanic said my valve covers are rusted
> out.  I see I can order them from Bus Depot (my mechanic can't get them in
> Newfoundland and they don't order elsewhere), which I think should be
> okay.  But I was wondering whether there's any place to get them in Canada,
> so I avoid whatever hassles might be involved in importing them.  (I think
> Frank Condelli is off in Mexico, so I can't get them from him.)
>
> If not, is there anyone in Canada who knows what's involved in ordering
> parts from the US?  I've never ordered anything mail order from the US.
> Duties?  Paperwork?  Any idea how much the duty is?  I assume this will
> take ages to get, given how long all mail takes to get from the US to
> Newfoundland, but that's manageable.
>
> Oh, and could someone please send me the Bus Depot vanagon discount code,
> if it's still available?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Joy
>