Import from USA to Canada
Buy Online in the USA for Items not Easily Available from Canada
Too Good to be True?
There are deals and rare items in the USA with free U.S. shipping. Whether you are buying collectibles, car parts, housewares or clothing, shipping rates to Canada and brokerage fee collected on delivery by major carriers are often astronomical. Using DYK Post, you have the freedom of shipping purchases to Montana Mailbox in the tax-free state of Montana from Alberta or our USA addresses in Blaine Washington (from British Columbia) and Niagara Falls NY (from Ontario). In Alberta, Montana Mailbox will provide you a free and unique physical USA address. That means you own a Montana USA address and do not need to pay U.S. sales taxes. DYK Post will then clear Canada customs and courier the parcels back to Canada at a very reasonable rate. Our courier rate starts at $1.00/parcel (under 2 lbs). In spite of our amazing courier rate, you are reminded that the total cost of import also includes warehouse fee ($3/parcel under 1 lb or $6/parcel between 1-60 lb), brokerage to clear Canada Customs, Canadian GST/PST and import duties (where applicable). Make sure that it is worthwhile to import your anticipated purchase after taking into account these fees.
Option 1. 102 Central Ave STE [your Suite number], Sweet Grass MT 59484 (from Alberta, Get your Suite number here)
Option 2. 701 Harrison Ave Unit 2243, Blaine WA 98230 (from British Columbia)
Option 3. 9860 Niagara Falls Blvd #89, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 (from Ontario)
Use the above U.S. addresses and send your purchases there. Please sign up for a Montana Mailbox Suite number if you are from Alberta. Montana Mailbox will email you a unique ticket number for each parcel they receive on your behalf; you can also check the details of your parcel by logging into their online portal. If you are from British Columbia or Ontario, please email your tracking numbers to richmond@dykpost.com or markham@dykpost.com, respectively, for packages shipped to our USA addresses. Note that not everything is importable into Canada. We do not import switchblades (automatic knives), guns, gun parts and accessories, weapons and related accessories, drugs, medicines, spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products and food items including drugs/medicines/foods for pets. DYK Post reserves the right to refuse any import which could be deemed problematic, illegal or require import licenses.
Once your packages are delivered, email DYK Post’s import team to pickup@dykpost.com as a pickup request with your sales/payment invoice(s)/receipts(s), ticket number(s) [from Montana Mailbox], a brief description of your purchases (number of boxes, country of manufacturer), the DYK Post branch that your parcels to be picked up from, your name, address, phone number in Canada and whether it is a personal or commercial import. Please provide your business GST number for the latter.
If imported items are car parts for a car that is over 25 years old, please clearly state in your email together with the brand, make and year of the car as this is required for duty exemption. Note that you will be charged applicable duty by the Government if the correct country of origin was not provided to us in advance before the import. We currently pick up 5 days a week from Montana/Blaine to Canada; you will be notified via email for an invoice when parcels are ready for pickup. Pickup request with complete information such as item description/ticket number(s) must be received at DYK Post in one email or parcels importation might be delayed.
After receiving your pickup request, DYK Post will proceed and take care of your import. All you have to do is to wait for our pickup/invoice notification via email. As for your import, we will have a licensed customs broker to prepare for Canada Customs clearance and pay all fees on your behalf, including brokerage, GST, applicable PST/duty, Montana Mailbox warehouse fee, etc. The final bill will include such fee together with DYK Post’s courier and disbursement fee. All parcels will be couriered to your requested DYK Post branch for pickup. After payment is made online, we could also arrange for pickup from the following locations: Customers who are in Red Deer can request drop off at a requested nearby location off Highway 2 or home delivery (extra fee will apply); those who are in Lethbridge, Abbotsford, Mission and Maple Ridge can request a pickup at the respective drop location. In terms of Government taxes/duties (if applicable), we only charge you what we paid to Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA); you can request a B3 (payment receipt) for all business imports and additional fee will apply.
By using our import service, you agree to pay all fee associated with your pickup request and abide to the following terms and conditions: In the event of non-pickup and non-payment after 3 weeks of import, you are considered default on your import and your file will be sent to collection; you will be responsible for all collection and legal fee associated with it. DYK Post only provides freight forwarding services and, under no circumstances, including but is not limited to negligence, shall DYK Post be liable for delay, wrong address, damages, loss of items, goodwill, anticipated savings/profits/losses as a result of using our service.
For an invoice price over $2,500.00 CAD, brokerage will be $45.00+0.6% of invoice price. Additional charge is applicable for a USMCA certificate or if other government regulatory approval is required. Personal importation is limited to a maximum value of $10,000 CAD per entry unless it is a business import and a valid business import number is provided. A business import number starts with your business number and ends with RM0001.
All prices are listed in Canadian currency. Additional charges will apply for parcels/pallets that are oversized (over 48 inches in any one dimension). There is a 5% disbursement fee on fee paid on behalf (minimum $2.00) and 5% fuel surcharge applicable to all invoices. GST and other applicable taxes are extra.