Just bought a bunch of stuff from this pretty cool distributor they have all sorts of goodies for the studio and live performance,, cheap. Mike cables for $6-$8 medium quality big thumbs up, Guitar tuner for $3. etc
Parts Express
725 Pleasant Valley Dr.
Springboro, OH 45066 USA
https://www.parts-express.com/promo/clearance_center_factory_buyouts   
 
Anyhow, I had it shipped to the US side. Just looking at the invoice all I paid was the price of each item. No taxes. I picked it up and coming back into Canada they looked at the invoice and sent me on my way. So no shipping, duty or Taxes,, US or Canadian were charged. 
 
Check out these Class D amps. 
https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-mini-amplifier-60-wpc--300-3800
 
 
I waiting for this to arrive. 
 
In the mean time I just got one of these
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B008Y7S1GG/ref=pe_3034960_236394800_TE_dp_1
 
and it's LOUD and CLEAR goodbye huge clunky class A integrated amps that have all gone south on me after 40 years. So these are a great solution for those of us still using passive speakers for monitors. 

 

I ordered a pair of Guitar Fetish pickups last week. Billing address - Vietnam, Delivery address - California. My Cousin will bring with her to the UK next month, hand over to me, and I will be back in Vietnam at the end of the month.
 
A couple of years back, I ordered a stack of things from Germany to Vietnam, a friend got a handful of small things in the order. I won't d that again, the Vietnam TAX system made it a mess, I ended up just paying his taxes. 

I buy lots of electronic components from Chinese companies and I’ve just received a whole slew of emails from the major companies stating that as of July 1 they will have to collect 10% GST (Goods and Services Tax) on behalf of the Australian Tax office and pass it on to them.

That along with the 25% import duTy on Chinese electronics components coming into the US is going to kill my hobby. Not happy.