[TARNATION !!!]

Bill: When dealing between US and Canada, the movement across the border of a shipped item ends up clearing through Customs in both directions under the import/export rules of each nation. Gotta make sure there isn't a couple dollars the government can find owing, as well as determining if the contents of the package might be some sort of contraband. Since NAFTA, duty is not payable on "most" items moving between Canada and USA. However, I have always had to pay federal taxes on the purchase price of a US Parker, even though there is no duty, since it is an American manufactured product. If I bought a Beretta, I think Customs would collect a duty because the manufacturer is not part of the NA free trade agreement. Kinda makes the head hurt to think about all the bureaucracy that comes to bear on playing with century old precision works of art that go bang.
Cheers,
Jack