Duty-free shipping to U.S. ends Friday. Canadian businesses are ‘fearful’

[shockedcanadian]

Decades of wasted talent sacrificed at the alter of the S.I.C and the caste system. Now we have little to no innovation to be a major player in global trade outside of resources, completely dependent on America in particular and Trump knows it.

Don't blame me, I tried to warn those who never really cared to begin with.

MSN

The end of duty-free shipping -- also known as the de minimis exemption -- to the United States is set to begin on Aug. 29 and for many Canadian businesses already at risk of shutting down due to tariffs, that could mean more financial pain.

On Friday, an executive order signed in July by U.S. President Donald Trump will take effect, removing de minimis exemptions that have been in place for decades.


This will increase costs and lead to additional hurdles for Canadian businesses if they want to ship goods across the border to U.S. customers.

Those goods entering the U.S., according to the White House, will face “all applicable duties” as of Aug. 29, whereas for decades they've been allowed to enter duty-free if the value is under US$800.

"As an e-commerce business in Canada, the de minimis exemption is everything. It's absolutely everything. I'm fearful for everybody's businesses now that it's being removed," Hockey Stick Man owner and founder Joey Walsh says.

"It's going to require a formal entry for goods entering into the United States and tariffs will be charged. The tariffs are almost secondary to the paperwork and the logistics and everything else, and the associated costs of having a company broker the product into the U.S."

 

[Zincwarrior]

The EU and Mexico have both stopped mail of packages to the US.

 

[White 6]

Decades of wasted talent sacrificed at the alter of the S.I.C and the caste system. Now we have little to no innovation to be a major player in global trade outside of resources, completely dependent on America in particular and Trump knows it.

Don't blame me, I tried to warn those who never really cared to begin with.

MSN

The end of duty-free shipping -- also known as the de minimis exemption -- to the United States is set to begin on Aug. 29 and for many Canadian businesses already at risk of shutting down due to tariffs, that could mean more financial pain.

On Friday, an executive order signed in July by U.S. President Donald Trump will take effect, removing de minimis exemptions that have been in place for decades.


This will increase costs and lead to additional hurdles for Canadian businesses if they want to ship goods across the border to U.S. customers.

Those goods entering the U.S., according to the White House, will face “all applicable duties” as of Aug. 29, whereas for decades they've been allowed to enter duty-free if the value is under US$800.

"As an e-commerce business in Canada, the de minimis exemption is everything. It's absolutely everything. I'm fearful for everybody's businesses now that it's being removed," Hockey Stick Man owner and founder Joey Walsh says.

"It's going to require a formal entry for goods entering into the United States and tariffs will be charged. The tariffs are almost secondary to the paperwork and the logistics and everything else, and the associated costs of having a company broker the product into the U.S."

So much for Ford. They estimated the impact of Trump's Tariffs and Trade War at $300 million for 2025, and now it turns out to be $2.1 Billion. Let the tariffs roll, I guess. We didn't need those high paying factory jobs and local dealership impacts supporting local economies, after all, according to Trump administration. Oh, and in all honesty, it isn't just Trump Tariffs. They are responsible for much of their own mismanagement. Tariffs could simply be the public nail in the coffin.

 

[bambu.]

The EU and Mexico have both stopped mail of packages to the US.

As has Australia, as of yesterday.
...as Australia Post who delivers the mail and operates post offices where we post letters and parcels...tries to develop a system where it can work out and charge/record the correct US tariff amount.

Example that was used on tv news:
. Person in Australia wants to send a present to someone in America....
2 items...a book made in Australia, and a ladies jacket made in China purchased at a large dept store in Australia for $300.

Sender, say a relative of the American person, then has to pay postage on the parcel as usual...plus tariff of $10 on the book and tariff of $150.00 on the jacket.

No presents to America for a while.
Also, people with small businesses sending goods to American buyers are in trouble, can't send the products.

 

[JGalt]

Decades of wasted talent sacrificed at the alter of the S.I.C and the caste system. Now we have little to no innovation to be a major player in global trade outside of resources, completely dependent on America in particular and Trump knows it.

Don't blame me, I tried to warn those who never really cared to begin with.

MSN

The end of duty-free shipping -- also known as the de minimis exemption -- to the United States is set to begin on Aug. 29 and for many Canadian businesses already at risk of shutting down due to tariffs, that could mean more financial pain.

On Friday, an executive order signed in July by U.S. President Donald Trump will take effect, removing de minimis exemptions that have been in place for decades.


This will increase costs and lead to additional hurdles for Canadian businesses if they want to ship goods across the border to U.S. customers.

Those goods entering the U.S., according to the White House, will face “all applicable duties” as of Aug. 29, whereas for decades they've been allowed to enter duty-free if the value is under US$800.

"As an e-commerce business in Canada, the de minimis exemption is everything. It's absolutely everything. I'm fearful for everybody's businesses now that it's being removed," Hockey Stick Man owner and founder Joey Walsh says.

"It's going to require a formal entry for goods entering into the United States and tariffs will be charged. The tariffs are almost secondary to the paperwork and the logistics and everything else, and the associated costs of having a company broker the product into the U.S."

China's the one who are really feeling the pinch. Trump cut off their de minimis exemption back in April, so they can no longer flood Ebay with their goods or mail fentanyl to the US.