Why is Canada Post charging me extra?

I bought an iPod Touch 4th gen from ebay for $230 CAD but when the delivery guy came to my house for a first attempt, I got a Canada Post pamphlet with an (x) beside 'No Answer' and a $27.69 charge. Their was nothing else that had a (x), not even a 'Pick up your purchase after xx:xx o'clock' Why do I have to pay extra and who should pay this, me or the ebay seller? This is my tracking info. Attempted Delivery Abroad, December 30, 2010, 7:05 pm, CANADA Attempted Delivery Abroad, December 30, 2010, 12:03 pm, CANADA Attempted Delivery Abroad, December 29, 2010, 11:59 am, CANADA At Foreign Delivery Unit, December 29, 2010, 10:14 am, CANADA Out of Foreign Customs, December 28, 2010, 10:19 am, CANADA Into Foreign Customs, December 28, 2010, 9:52 am, CANADA Arrived Abroad, December 28, 2010, 9:52 am, CANADA International Dispatch, December 23, 2010, 12:34 pm, ISC MIAMI FL (USPS) Arrival Electronic Shipping Info Received, December 22, 2010 Acceptance, December 22, 2010, 4:54 pm, SNELLVILLE, GA 30078 Side note: Item was $190 USD Shipping was $30 USD Paypal currency conversion $10 USD Total: $230 CAD
Answer:

You are being charged provincial sales tax. Same as if you bought the item in Canada. You didn't expect your province to allow you to bypass PST though the importation process, did you?

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oh that is so sad... you buy it on EBAY? deliver to CANADA and you pay extra? that's for the tax tax tax tax everything ( gotta pay tax men)

Rudolf Qnan

That is the customs import tax, that's why I only shop from Canadian sellers on Ebay now.

Leinad

Duty tax, when you pick up your item, you pay canada post. Ebay nor the seller benefit from this.

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