Originally Posted by
badger1
Cheers, DowneasTTer ... I haven't. Just discovered this bike today on the Canyon U.S. website.
The issues for us Canadians are several. First, the exchange. Not really an issue for me, but the price goes from U.S. 1399 (+90 or so shipping) to around $2000 Cdn. That's ok. But then there is an antiquated but still-applied 13.2% duty levied on complete bikes, and on top of that a 13% GST (our Goods & Services tax) will also be collected. That's leaving out of account 'brokerage fees' and so on that may -- or may not -- be collected.
In the result, the price becomes prohibitive unless one is willing to try to game the system -- and some do -- which I am not.
Understood. My wife and I spend the summer months in PEI and for the past few years have enjoyed the exchange rate but the taxes are something else.