CUSTOMS

Orders outside Canada ship with duties unpaid (DDU): you are the importer of record, and any customs duties, import taxes and carrier brokerage fees charged by your country are your responsibility. They are normally collected by the postal service or courier before or at delivery — nothing extra is paid to us.

Some destinations charge nothing on smaller orders and some tax every parcel: every country below says which, with its threshold where one exists. The figures here are guidance current as of September 2026, not tax advice — your customs authority makes the final assessment.

United States — since August 29, 2025 every parcel clears US customs regardless of value. Duty on trading cards is typically 0% for US-printed product and around 12.5% for Japan-printed product; the carrier may add a small processing fee.

Japan — usually tax-free below about ¥16,000 of retail value. Above that: 10% consumption tax plus a ¥200 handling fee, collected on delivery.

South Korea — free below USD 150 per person per day; above that the full value is taxed at roughly 10–20%. Korean customs requires a Personal Customs Clearance Code (PCCC / 개인통관고유부호) on every parcel — please provide yours at checkout.

Taiwan — free below NT$2,000 (up to 6 duty-free imports per half-year); above that, 5% VAT. Please install the EZ Way (實名認證) app and confirm the parcel when notified, or customs will return it.

Hong Kong & Macau — free ports: no duty and no import tax at any order value.

Singapore — free below S$400; above that the courier collects 9% GST before delivery.

European Union — import VAT (19–21% depending on the country) applies from €0, plus a small customs duty and a postal handling fee of roughly €5–15. Expect about 25–30% on top of the order value, collected before delivery.

United Kingdom — orders above £135 pay 2% duty plus 20% VAT plus an £8 Royal Mail handling fee at the border.

Australia — nothing at all below A$1,000 of goods value; above that, 10% GST plus an import processing charge of about A$50.

Switzerland — no customs duty. Orders under about CHF 62 including shipping arrive tax-free; above that, 8.1% VAT on goods plus shipping, and UPS adds an advance fee of 3% (minimum about CHF 26.50 plus VAT).

Norway — no duty-free level since 2024: 25% VAT on goods plus shipping from the first krone, 0% duty on cards, plus a UPS clearance fee of roughly NOK 200–300, paid before delivery.

New Zealand — nothing on orders up to NZ$1,000 of goods value beyond a border levy of a few dollars; above that, 15% GST on goods plus shipping, up to 5% duty, about NZ$60 in government levies and a UPS fee.

Malaysia — parcels up to RM500 including shipping clear free of duty and sales tax; above that, expect 10% duty, 10% excise and 10% sales tax on the full value, plus a UPS fee (minimum about RM63).

Thailand — no duty-free level since January 2026: 7% VAT on goods plus shipping, duty of about THB 70 per kilogram, and a UPS clearance fee of about THB 240 plus VAT, all paid before delivery.

Philippines — orders of PHP 10,000 or less in goods value pay no duty or VAT, only small processing fees; above that, 10% duty plus 12% VAT on the landed cost, plus a UPS fee (minimum about PHP 300).

Vietnam — 10% VAT on every parcel (no exemption since February 2025), 25% duty above VND 1,000,000, possibly a 40% excise if customs classes the cards as playing cards, plus UPS fees of about VND 480,000 before delivery.

Indonesia — no tax-free level: about 11% VAT on every parcel plus a flat 7.5% duty once the goods exceed US$3, both on goods plus shipping, plus a UPS fee of 5.9% (minimum about IDR 90,000).

United Arab Emirates — 5% VAT on goods plus shipping on every parcel; 5% duty only above about AED 1,000; plus a UPS clearance fee, all paid to UPS before delivery.

Mexico — parcels from Canada up to US$50 pay nothing; US$50–117 a flat 17%; above US$117 a flat 19% (this replaces duty and VAT); plus a UPS clearance fee of roughly MX$170–890.

Brazil — the most expensive destination: 60% federal import tax on goods plus shipping from the first dollar, plus 17–20% state ICMS on top and a UPS clearance fee of about US$25–38 — expect charges close to the parcel's own value.

We are required by law to declare the full purchase price on customs documents and to mark every shipment as merchandise, with HS code 9504.40 (trading cards) and the true country of origin.

Requests to lower the declared value or mark a parcel as a gift will be declined. Misdeclaration risks seizure and fines in both countries, and any carrier claim is limited to the declared amount.

If a shipment is refused because import charges were not paid and it comes back to us, the outbound and return shipping costs and any fees charged to us are deducted from the refund.

If you are unsure what your country will charge before ordering, email us with your address and cart and we will estimate it for you.