Books from amazon.ca into the US

I am considering purchasing a Harry Potter box set from Amazon.ca because I am not able to find it reasonably priced elsewhere and have been trying to determine whether or not I am going to be charged additional fees not included in my order (cost of item + shipping).

Is it only possible that I will be charged any customs fees or duty? The total price of my order currently sits around $144. I just don't want to be surprised later with some huge additional fee.

You know you can get the Harry Potter hardcover box set in a wooden trunk box for $110 at the scholastic website right? You can also get the paperback versions at Barns and Noble for less than $60 (hardcover set for $123). $144 sound a little bit ridiculous to me.

@ferrari2001: that might be a good alternative, the particular set I was looking at is the signature edition so it's also the British versions if you will and that was enticing to me.

No need to spend an overabundance of cash on the Harry Potter series. It's a mediocre series at best. Being popular doesn't necessarily make it good literature. It's a decent read, and recommended because of it's impact on culture but there is far better literature to spend that kind of money on. Buy a cheaper copy so you can simply enjoy it for what it is.

Amazon tells you exactly what you're charged at the end of the ordering phase.

^ This. The cost of shipping should include ALL aspects of the shipping costs.