The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster. right at the beginning of it all with reports of troubles but no one putting together just how fundamentally their universe had changed.
I often think more like the film _Brazil_ when dealing with Canadian customs. I import a lot of vintage LEGO from Britain. Morpeth, Northumberland seems to have 50s and 60s LEGO preserved in amber. Anyway, every now and then a package from there is classifed as Commerical Good. To liberate from customs you have to register as a commercial entity and then clear it with a surety bond.
The advise in the article is sound - pay the duties and if you can appeal, do so.
The advise in the article is sound - pay the duties and if you can appeal, do so.