Owning a Canadian Mini 5 Pro in the US

[Bad Santa]

You may be asked for receipts.

Not a problem. I'm not trying to break any laws. I'm wanting to exploit them.
And I won't mention I'm in the printing related industry with my own thermal printer that can do receipts.

 

[Bad Santa]

So, I checked the rules for purchasing things in Canada and bringing them back to the states.
If your stay is less than 48 hours, your duty forgiveness is only $200.
If it's more than 48 hours, it's $800.
Also, BC Canada (which is where I'd go) has a 12% total sales tax.
The sources I checked* didn't have any answers for how much it would actually be for tariffs at this time. The results were anything from 3% to 125%.
There's special tariffs (or not) for drones made in China.

This is only for items for personal use. Resale items have even different rules.

It would cost me $200+ just in gas to make the trip.

* I did NOT contact customs. I don't want any flags to set up.

 

[Wreckhunter]

so they are saying there would be around a 60% tariff for shipping from Canada !

Lol.oh my I do not think so.

 

[skycam509]

My experience with State Farm, twice actually, was they paid me the purchase price of the drone. In fact, they paid the purchase price on the original receipt I sent them when I got the insurance, which was for the fly more combo. Both occasions were fly-aways though, where drone was not retrievable (smoke stack cat walk, then tree top)

I've never made a claim on my Personal Articles policy (knocking on wood here), but I always assumed if I had one, they would cancel me. Not the case, apparently. Did your premium increase, or anything, after you made your claims?

 

[Bad Santa]

This is what I got today

 

[wco81]

This is what I got today

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Because when you enter Canada with a drone and tell them you plan to fly it, they issue that document as a record of you bringing in a drone?

Does US Customs look for that document when you return from Canada?

 

[Bad Santa]

Because when you enter Canada with a drone and tell them you plan to fly it, they issue that document as a record of you bringing in a drone?

Does US Customs look for that document when you return from Canada?

Call it insurance. If I take a drone into Canada, they could question whether or not I had a certification.
After spending some time in holding at the Canadian border, I want to have my bases covered (should I happen to go to Canada).

BTW, Canada has Amazon lockers.
Also, Canadian Amazon has M5P drone packages.

Funny thing. If one were to buy a M5P from Canadian Amazon, the receipt would show purchase BEFORE entering Canada.

 

[PINEBARON]

So, I checked the rules for purchasing things in Canada and bringing them back to the states.
If your stay is less than 48 hours, your duty forgiveness is only $200.
If it's more than 48 hours, it's $800.
Also, BC Canada (which is where I'd go) has a 12% total sales tax.
The sources I checked* didn't have any answers for how much it would actually be for tariffs at this time. The results were anything from 3% to 125%.
There's special tariffs (or not) for drones made in China.

This is only for items for personal use. Resale items have even different rules.

It would cost me $200+ just in gas to make the trip.

* I did NOT contact customs. I don't want any flags to set up.

There are a lot of rules however travel both directions is easy; we just declare absolutely everything and never had a problem with cost of goods 'for personal use' either direction; we usually only take gifts for the family when travelling to Canada but often purchase permittable groceries, candy or anything legal for the matter, way below our allowance or way over our allowances (only for personal use). Alcohol is a different thing. There are some great deals on alcohol across the border, such as for vodka, tequila which we tend to use in cocktails in our frequently huge parties (one coming up this Saturday). One person, one bottle, two people two bottles; maximum I ever did was four persons four bottles, the CBP is very fussy. We don't own any firearms hence never an issue. I remember when we were building our home, we found better lighting and furniture deals in Canada; took my trailer and brought it all back, thousands of dollars, all declared, always had receipts, never been asked to show them (then again they have record of our very frequent crossings and zero violations in over ten years). The $2500+ chandelierwe brought across, fully declared for personal home, was allowed, its all up to the CBP officer rather than adhere to allowances etc. Having said that, we are always prepared to pay whatever import duties if any.

Years ago I travelled to New Delhi and Johnny Walker had just released their XR21 Whiskey, exclusively in New Delhi Airport duty free, Each was only $110 plus a free special release Johhny Walker leather bag. I purchased six of them and was well prepared to pay import duty at Newark International Airport. At Newark, I was with these six huge packets, displayed right in front of my cart, walked through red channel for obvious reasons, declared it and the guy said 'keep walking' its ok, no worries. I gave all six leather bags only, away to six friends; I still have three of the six XR21 Whisky bottles, part of my 32 different whiskeys in my home bar (thats another amazing sight to see right in our family room).

The moral of what I'm saying is, honesty has always helped 'me'.