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From: jeff1@garfield.UUCP (Jeff Sparkes)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Customs Info (possible reposting)
Message-ID: <1140@garfield.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Apr-84 12:24:46 EST
Article-I.D.: garfield.1140
Posted: Tue Apr 17 12:24:46 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Apr-84 13:18:12 EST
Distribution: can
Organization: Memorial Univ. St. John's, Nfld
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	I tried to post this before, but I'm not sure it got out 
because of power failure trouble.
 	Here's a bit of information for any one who is planning on
ordering computer stuff from the States.  It was shamelessly copied
from the March issue of Antic magazine ( by a friend, I'd never own
an Atari ) and I'm not responsible for any errors.

			Canadian Customs Information

	  Item	       Duty Rate (1)	  Sales Tax	 Entry Number
	C.P.U.'s	    3.9%	     9%		   41417-1
	Monitors	    3.9%	     9%		   41417-1
	Disk Drives	    Free	     9%		   41417-2
	Printers	    Free	     9%		   41417-2
	Modems		    12.9%	     9%		   44506-1
	Software (Disk)	   Free (2)        9% (2)	   41417-2
	Software (Tape)	   3.9% (2)	   9% (2)	   41417-1

(1) These rates apply as of January 1, 1894.
(2) Software falls into two categories. "Application" software is liable for 
    duty and sales tax on the cost of the medium (disk or tape) alone; for
    "operations" or "systems" software , the total cost of the software is 
    liable. Check with Customs for details before you buy.

	There were no definitions for "application", "system", or
"operations" software.

						Jeff Sparkes
		{utcsrgv,allegra,ihnp4, lots of others}!garfield!jeff1