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Actually it may be the items total weight? 1st. Class is only limited to a certain weight, well in America it is.
It's been a while since I shipped to Canada, but don't you folks use Canadian post and have to pay a declaration tax/fee?
It's a lotterie.
If the US sellers uses USPS, the package is transfered to Canada Post at the border. If you're lucky, it passes through and you don't have anything to pay. If you're not, you pay 9.95$ (custom fees) + Federal and Provincial sales taxes (15% in my case).
I never really found a clear pattern relating the fees you have to pay (or not) and the package value, size or weight. There probably is at some point, but afaik it's down to pure luck.
When using UPS, the only certainty is that they will shamelessly rape you with absurd custom fees. I've been bitten in the past and UPS shipping is a deal breaker for me. UPS are crooks and they can go to hell.