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6 hours ago, Jim D. said:I did look at the Chocolat-Chocolat site (they have prices in U.S. dollars), but it's really difficult to know whether the shipping charges and import duty are better than from Belgium, given that the prices are higher to start with
You won't pay import duties on stuff from Chocolat-Chocolat, just shipping and your bank might have a foreign transaction fee, mine's is around 3% I just bought some colored cocoa butter and a couple of molds from them.
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5 hours ago, Jim D. said:I did look at the Chocolat-Chocolat site (they have prices in U.S. dollars), but it's really difficult to know whether the shipping charges and import duty are better than from Belgium, given that the prices are higher to start with
You won't pay import duties on stuff from Chocolat-Chocolat, just shipping and your bank might have a foreign transaction fee, mine's is around 3% I feel like their shipping charges aren't bad, and the exchange rate with Canada is very good for us right now. I just bought some colored cocoa butter and a couple of molds.
I ❤️ 🇨🇦
5 hours ago, Jim D. said:I did look at the Chocolat-Chocolat site (they have prices in U.S. dollars), but it's really difficult to know whether the shipping charges and import duty are better than from Belgium, given that the prices are higher to start with
You won't pay import duties on stuff from Chocolat-Chocolat, just shipping and your bank might have a foreign transaction fee, mine's is around 3% I feel like their shipping charges aren't bad, and the exchange rate with Canada is very good for us right now. I just bought some cocoa butter and a couple of molds.
I ❤️ 🇨🇦
5 hours ago, Jim D. said:I did look at the Chocolat-Chocolat site (they have prices in U.S. dollars), but it's really difficult to know whether the shipping charges and import duty are better than from Belgium, given that the prices are higher to start with
You won't pay import duties on stuff from Chocolat-Chocolat, just shipping and your bank might have a foreign transaction fee, mine's is around 3% I feel like their shipping charges aren't bad, and the exchange rate with Canada is very good for us right now. I just bought some cocoa butter and a couple of molds, I ❤️ 🇨🇦
