What part are you getting?  Perhaps there is a cheaper source in Canada?

At 16:10 22/06/1999 -0700, David Hayward wrote:
>    I am considering ordering a part from Germany  that seems to me a lot
>cheaper than the Canadian $ price. The price in Canada is  $325 ca plus
>taxes. In Germany the same part is $124 ca (153 DM). Does anyone  have any
>experience in bringing a part in from Germany, how to arrange shipping,
>avoiding the 16% value added tax, duty obligations or other suggetsions ? I
> would appreciate hearing from you and can be e-mailed direct or through
>GERRY  for everyones benefit.         dhayward@island.net

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