I have done this many times and the scenerio is quite often unique.  I
just got one of the Poptop Skylights from Ron at the Bus Depot and after
all was said and done I ended up paying $100 cnd for it.  There was the
excange rate, the money order fee, the transport, the taxes, and the
postal handeling charge but no duty.  "Usually" these are the cost
incurred in having an item shipped from the U.S.  the one variable is the
duty which is dependent on the item.  The postal handeling fee is
"sometimes" not charged but not very often in my experiences.  That's the
life in the import business.  Good luck !

Cheers

Frank

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              *  Frank Condelli  *  Almonte, Ontario, Canada  *
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