Moved to Vancouver Canada - Cheapest Supplements?

[davob]

Hi,

I have just moved to Vancouver Canada from Australia. I have always ordered my supplements from the US, and I'm wondering about the cheapest way to order supplements in Canada.

Thanks,
Dave

[Veeshmack]

its still pretty cheap to order from bb.com
i dont know if there are any popeye's locations in vancouver, but you can always find out

[terracotta]

Still cheaper from bodybuilding.com and the Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar right now, so it's even cheaper than it used to be.

[davob]

its still pretty cheap to order from bb.com
i dont know if there are any popeye's locations in vancouver, but you can always find out

thanks

What import duties/taxes can i expect to pay?
Is there anything that i can't import?
eg. in Aus, we couldn't import anything with dairy (without a permit)

[Veeshmack]

thanks

What import duties/taxes can i expect to pay?
Is there anything that i can't import?
eg. in Aus, we couldn't import anything with dairy (without a permit)

there are apparently duties, i have yet to pay them, it was something like only 3% do. uhmm, you cant import yohimbe i think, and vitamin K up to a certain amount, l-cartinine. i dont have all the figures, but i have had no problems.
shipping is a little more expensive to canada than it is to the US, but its still really good pricing

[TheSecret]

I live in Surrey, BC, so for me it was easiest to just go and open a PO box in point roberts and have my supps shipped up there and then drive them across, only takes me about 45 minutes to pick them up. You will just have to pay 6% GST when you bring them back and the customs agent there are very easy to deal with they dont give you a hard time. If you have them shipped from US into Canada you may get the order stopped by health canada and sent back if any of the products you are ordering have banned ingredients in Canada. I have shipped products into Canada with some banned ingredients which I was not even aware where banned like BCAA's and had the packaged sent back. I was out of supps for 3 weeks because of this and it was a big headache.

[Veeshmack]

I live in Surrey, BC, so for me it was easiest to just go and open a PO box in point roberts and have my supps shipped up there and then drive them across, only takes me about 45 minutes to pick them up. You will just have to pay 6% GST when you bring them back and the customs agent there are very easy to deal with they dont give you a hard time. If you have them shipped from US into Canada you may get the order stopped by health canada and sent back if any of the products you are ordering have banned ingredients in Canada. I have shipped products into Canada with some banned ingredients which I was not even aware where banned like BCAA's and had the packaged sent back. I was out of supps for 3 weeks because of this and it was a big headache.

we're not allowed to ship BCAA's over the border? when did this happen?

[TheSecret]

BCAA's was one of the supplement they were claiming was banned, I couldnt believe it! This was about 11months ago.

[Veeshmack]

BCAA's was one of the supplement they were claiming was banned, I couldnt believe it! This was about 11months ago.

well then....
i've never heard anyone else say BCAA's were stopped at customs. i got a tub of xtend last week too which has BCAAs
anyone else know about this?

i'll brb, gonna go google it

[Madevilz]

I ordered bulk BCAA, Xtend, Core ABC in the past few years and it has never been stopped. No worries.

[terracotta]

no, BCAAs are fine.

[terracotta]

The usual things that get stopped are vitamin k>120 mcg per daily amount, l-carnitine and yohimbe.

Not all packages get charged shipping fees, but they amount to 6$ cod charge + taxes, so I would suggest sticking to orders > 100$.

[Veeshmack]

yeah, i found nothing against BCAA's. i just got xtend for the first time, dont know what i'd do if i wasnt allowed to order it again.
and yea, so those 3 are the main ones stopped, so its just going to be a few fat burners that wont get accross
as for the COD charges, i have not gotten any of them

[Big Poppa S]

Not a complete list, but a good starting point if you're ordering supps online.

http://www.fedex.com/us/customersupp...on.html?link=4

[Veeshmack]

Not a complete list, but a good starting point if you're ordering supps online.

http://www.fedex.com/us/customersupp...on.html?link=4

since yohimbe is on there, would it include yohimbine as well?

[terracotta]

since yohimbe is on there, would it include yohimbine as well?

it says both on the list, read carefully

That list is missing a few banned things, like kava-kava.

[Veeshmack]

it says both on the list, read carefully

lol, woops

[Viperspit]

Hi,

I have just moved to Vancouver Canada from Australia.

WTF were you thinking?

[anneengo]

There's a new spot in East Vancouver called Good Health Nutrition. goodhealthnutrition.ca | 604 558 4289 | 5334 Victoria Dr.

The demographic there is generally lower-income and the reflect this.

Hi,

I have just moved to Vancouver Canada from Australia. I have always ordered my supplements from the US, and I'm wondering about the cheapest way to order supplements in Canada.

Thanks,
Dave

[troysteele5]

I live in Surrey, BC, so for me it was easiest to just go and open a PO box in point roberts and have my supps shipped up there and then drive them across, only takes me about 45 minutes to pick them up. You will just have to pay 6% GST when you bring them back and the customs agent there are very easy to deal with they dont give you a hard time. If you have them shipped from US into Canada you may get the order stopped by health canada and sent back if any of the products you are ordering have banned ingredients in Canada. I have shipped products into Canada with some banned ingredients which I was not even aware where banned like BCAA's and had the packaged sent back. I was out of supps for 3 weeks because of this and it was a big headache.

There's no real danger from customs as bodybuilding.com doesnt ship anything that isnt able to get across...i couldn't even order potassium nitrate from the bb store which doesnt make sense

[troysteele5]

Hi,

I have just moved to Vancouver Canada from Australia. I have always ordered my supplements from the US, and I'm wondering about the cheapest way to order supplements in Canada.

Thanks,
Dave

Ive been ordering from bb for a while, it's way cheaper than any Canadian alternative and im in BC as well takes 3 business days from time of order to recieve