Question for bringing jewlery into Canada Question, Canada, bringing, jewlery

PreciousMoment

Want to ask a friend of mine (who is also a Canadian citizen declared non resident) to get a pair of diamond earrings (around HK$ 20,000) in Hong Kong.  She went back to HK for goods for a few years and she will be coming here next year to visit her family.  So, she can bring the earrings over to me by that time.  Does anyone know what is the duty rate for bringing jewlery /  diamond here?  Has to be legal, cuz I don't want her to get into trouble.  Anyone try this before?

Would like to know what is the total cost before I can ask her to get it.  If after the duty / gov. tax and end up to be the same price as getting it here, then I will just buy here.  

Thanks.

[ 本帖最後由 PreciousMoment 於 2007-12-18 15:06 編輯 ]

PreciousMoment

原帖由 Catpiano 於 2007-12-18 16:18 發表
For jewlery ...   ~ 24% tax ..  (my friend told me, who is in Jewlery business)

I am not sure if that 24% include GST/PST or not .. or just duty ..  
If 24% include GST/PST/Duty .. then it is not ba ...

Please ask and let me know.
Thanks so much.