Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral

[Doug Russell]

On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Matthew Emmerton wrote:

> > Richard Hodges wrote:

> I'm not sure how much of a difference the "certificate" would make, as far
> as import duties goes.  I live in Canada (Toronto, Ontario), and accoriding
...
> duty, 7% GST, 8% provincial tax, plus a $5.00 handling charge by Canada
> Post.  (So much for NAFTA!)  So on a USD$30 set of CDs (CAD$45), that works
> out to be about $15 in taxes and fees due to the classification.  I don't

Hehe..  Yes.  It has become a bit rediculous :(  

I think I may start selling FreeBSD CDs here in Canada to avoid all this
nonsense.  You'd still have to pay GST, but the $5 handling fee is the one
that REALLY bothers me on small purchases from the US.

I wonder what kind of lot size I'd have to be ready for for a 4.4-RELEASE?

Later......                                             <Doug>


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