Does TFTestkits ship to Canada? Does not appear so from the website's postage calculator???????
Correct. It is entirely a distribution issue as Chem Geek stated. Lowery has an exclusive in Canada and charges for their position.thanks.
So it is a distribution issue not an issue with sending the chemicals/product. Therefore, I could send to a PO BOX and bring it across the border on my own
. You might contact the border information service (from within Canada) at 1-800-461-9999 to ask them what the expected duty would be for the Taylor K-2006 kit (i.e. a residential pool testing kit).
Yes, one reason that it's more expensive in Canada is that Lowry had to pay for various chemical safety certifications for importing some of these chemicals and also pay for import taxes with each shipment. Basically, some of the organic dyes are toxic chemicals (i.e. you don't want to drink them) so are regulated quite heavily. DPD in particular is one such chemical. By purchasing in the U.S. and carrying it over, you are bypassing Canada's specific regulations in this area.
Of course, lots of people on both sides of the border go to the other side when something is less expensive or more available. I suspect that the border patrol isn't going to question you about items in small quantities for personal use