Canadian online sellers brace for elimination of duty-free shipping to United States #Canada #DeMinimusExemption 'This is going to change trade much more than what the tariffs did,' broker says (the felon is going to isolate the US even more with this BS) /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So what is their business plan? Whine how unfare it is?
For all the economic suffering the US is doing its best to impose on the rest of the world, I am wishing for as much MAGA suffering as possible. I want to see huge numbers of red hat business bankruptcies, and Trump supporters losing their jobs, due to what their lord and saviour is doing.
I got an email from UPS yesterday outlining all the new tariffs, duties, fees and the expected slow down in deliveries as they have to add all the charges to every delivery. Good times.
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We’re having to rethink our entire business model having already delayed our launch for months as it is. The exchange rate will help offset the cost of the tariffs, aid competitiveness, but does nothing to offset the additional paperwork and shipping complications. Such a mess.
Do you have a link to your business?
Not yet, due to the trade war, but thank you so much for asking! I will post one the minute we figure out how to go about things.
Please do. In your bio would be great and if you could post regularly about it to that would be as well. Are you signing up for Gander Social? The ALL Canadian social media site?
Thank you for the encouragement. 👏 I’ve been considering posting inventory pix but hesitate as is a personal page but … whyever not? Signed up for Gander a while ago. Haven’t heard anything from them yet but am hoping to participate in their beta testing phase. So glad to see a 🇨🇦 social!
I say go for it! :) I think Gander is ready in October???
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Wow! Thanks for info.
This is global. Most countries are just shutting down their postal operations with the US entirely, but that is unlikely for Canada. IMO Carney needs to match this stupidity in order to then push for a bilateral removal/exemption for Canada & US.
It must be so exhausting having to deal with the US administration every single day. It's exhausting just having to hear about it every day!
Apart from the complete elimination of de minimis (announced July 30 for Aug 29), this was proposed back in February. 1 - ACE requirements (pre arrival electronic notification) 2 - 10 digit classification 3 - Trump Tariffs not exempt. (201, 232, 301). 1/
The actual process to clear goods remains the same. Also remember Carney and Trump agreed to eliminate 201/232/301 tariffs and CA surtaxes on CUSMA eligible goods Sept 1 (which are duty free under US HTS anyway). Goods will need to have a CUSMA declaration if claiming. 2/
Irony is that it was Trump who pushed the increase of de minimis in Canada to match that of the US - $800 CAD. It was $20.00. CUSMA follows different rules than product labelling. Determining eligibility can be a PITA. 3/3
Carney now needs to again match the US at $0 de minimis for US incoming unless CUSMA.
He should eliminate de minimis completely. There's other rules in place that create an effective minimum at $20.00 CA - I don't want to open that can of worms it's gets all loaded up with jargon, acronyms, and weird terms very quickly.
$800? That’s a good deal. Goods entering Canada have duty if they’re over $100.
not anymore it will be gone soon
Really? Now it will be only crazy shipping costs and insane brokers fees that will stop me. Oh, and that 51st State thing.
And then there are all the countries that are pulling out of mailing things to the US because of uncertainty; that’s up, ending decades of international postal agreements; will Canada be next?
Canada Post is also doing this.
I buy yarn from a wonderful shop in Lethbridge Alberta.. and i am so glad i ordered last week and it has already crossed into the US and is in the USPS system. I will write a nice email to the owner to tell him how sorry I am about this.
Forget EddyBauer and LLBean, What are the Canadian companies that we need to profile and highlight on this platform for Canadian consumers. This is a wonderful opportunity to lift up Canadian entrepreneurs!!!
Time to buy Canadian from Canadian manufacturers. We need a directory for all of the Canadian made non grocery products too. Who wouldn’t buy a sweater made in Canada and skip shipping costs. 🇨🇦💪
Canshoponline.ca
Thank you!!!
I always wanted to be an international Etsy smuggler
Support our online small businesses! Canshoponline.ca
Just ordered $100 of Canadian socks last week. Canadians need to stop shopping on Amazon. I shouldn't see any Prime trucks in my neighbourhood.
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I've ordered from here a few times.
These really are great socks!
thanks for the link, bought some for my son
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Where did you get them please?
I ordered them from the sock factory. There were a couple of other Canadian companies online, too.
Sock factory?
Yes
I see one on Waterloo, is that the one?
Yes, that sounds familiar
Here’s a company I’ve ordered socks from purplemoosesocks.ca
Thank you! I’ll take a look at this, too
I haven't received them yet. Should be here soon.
This may open new opportunities for online Canadian sellers within Canada that have been competing with American sellers and encourage new business opportunities. BUT Canada Post will also need to pivot and reduce rates in order to make it all feasible. I don’t see that part happening.
Carney should match against US incoming
Europe. Get your marketing redirected asap. The USA is an enemy now… trade with free nations..
I can't sell to the EU. I sell vintage. Can't meet the GPSR requirements. Entire market shut off.
The economic attacks from the USA are going to continue for a very long time. Godspeed. And write your MP, demand… freaking DEMAND they assist until this is sorted.
Just the custom clearance fee will kill small parcel imports to US. It’s tens of dollars per parcel, regardless of tariff to be paid for the content.
I’ll still buy from them. I support Canada! I do NOT support the orange shitgibbon.
This is an opportunity for online small businesses to sell to your fellow Canadians and to customers in Europe. Grocers had to make the change, you can do it too. You got this.
The cost of postage is a significant factor. I can ship a teacup set, from Maine to Hawaii for less than 7.00. From New Brunswick to Hamilton, ON 17.00. I can't fix that.
That’s nuts.
Would help if Carney matched the incoming from the US.
Also affecting the resell market! Poshmark Canada is okay as ships and deals only within Canada to fellow Canadians but eBay sent out a notice that will no longer accept Canada Post services and must use fedex if shipping to US. Not sure about Etsy. Shop Canadian online for sure!!!
Same with Etsy. They advised to use a DPP carrier. F*CK that, I will be damned if I will pay the American's taxes, er I mean duty/tariffs for them.
/2 Until now, goods worth less than $800 have been allowed to enter the United States duty-free under what is known as the de minimis exemption. But in July, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that from Aug. 29 all parcels will need to pay "all applicable duties."
/3 That will impose an added cost and paperwork on Canadian online sellers who have previously shipped to the United States under the de minimis exemption.
This is a huge concern for small online businesses. The new rules aren’t clear by any means. For now, it’s easiest to turn off shipping to the US altogether and wait. Some can afford to do this, others may lose their full revenue streams. That’s on top of the angst around Canada Post negotiations.
Kinda feels like supporting crime by doing any sort of business with Trump and his affiliates. I had to drive over two hours just to sell scrap metal in a county that voted for Harris. Worth it. Also paid $.05 more per unit, not enough to offset fuel costs - but worth it in every other sense.