What is sales Tax?
As you know, when buying goods at a store, governments will charge a sale tax on goods and services. Taxes will change depending on your location (VAT, GST, TPS, etc.). When you complete a purchase on Rise from outside of Canada, we will not charge you taxes. This is because the authorities of your country will be collecting those from you to protect their local economy, just like if you were buying in a local store. We wish we were living in a free tax world, but we unfortunately are not.
Will I pay customs Duty?
This depends on the value of the order and the country’s legislation. Oftentimes, no customs and duties will be charged for lower value orders.
For example, the last time I checked, in the USA all goods imported below $800 USD are free of taxes, Australia was $1000 AUD, United Kingdom £135 pounds, Ireland 150 EUR, Sweden 1,600 SEK and New-Zealand was 60 NZD. These are just examples, we recommend researching on your local government website to find the threshold before the authorities start charging a custom fee.
Canada
No customs, or duties will be charged to Canadians. Federal and Provincial taxes will be charged at checkout. Please refer to your province's taxes on goods for more information.
United States
If you order to an address in the United States, you will not encounter customs fees or additional taxes on any order under $800.
International
We ship all orders with Canada Post due to their efficiency, and favourable rates. An additional benefit is their strong International relations. This results in pretty much each and every country removing regular brokerage handling fees, and greatly reducing customs fees.
However, you are still subject to customs fees varying in amount based on your location. Choosing not to pay customs fees, and return the package back to Rise means any additional shipping costs or handling fees incurred by Rise will be deducted from your refund.
If you are concerned, please contact your local customs office to receive an estimate of the cost before placing your order.