02-20-2024 10:11 PM
02-21-2024 01:08 PM
Everything needs to be reported and cleared through US Customs. For almost all carriers there is no charge if there is no duty payable (anything under US$800).
02-21-2024 01:50 PM
02-22-2024 12:29 AM
02-22-2024 12:46 PM
It's considerably different, Canada to USA vs USA to Canada
going in to the US anything under US$800 only requires a casual entry and is free of tax and duty in most cases. From $800 to $2500 it's only a "casual" entry.
Going the other direction anything over $20 (maybe it's $40 now) requires a formal customs entry which will always involve GST/HST collection so carriers are almost always laying out cash and thus charge brokerage fees.
02-22-2024 03:04 PM
Where does the $150 duty free allowance for imports from the USA*? Is the $40 you mention the tax free allowance?
* And possibly Mexico since this is a CUSMA /NAFTA agreement.
02-22-2024 10:39 PM
@reallynicestamps wrote:Where does the $150 duty free allowance for imports from the USA*? Is the $40 you mention the tax free allowance?
* And possibly Mexico since this is a CUSMA /NAFTA agreement.
Yes, the $150 is for duty and only applies to personal imports AT a border crossing (but I might be wrong on the details).
My experience, especially in the last decade or so is with commercial import/export, not really up on the personal import side of things.
02-23-2024 12:58 AM
I don't think so because the duty free for border crossinghas been $200 for several years, perhaps decades.
The $150 duty free was, as I understand it, for imported shipments including postal and couriered.
02-23-2024 01:17 AM - edited 02-23-2024 01:18 AM
Canada Post duty and tax free limit is officially C$20 for casual imports, including those from CUSMA countries.
For other carriers, the tax-free limit for casual imports is officially C$40 and the duty-free limit is C$150. It may be lower for non-CUSMA countries, I'm not sure.
Many consumer goods are duty-free anyway. After all, the purpose of duty is to protect local industry, and Canada doesn't have a lot of that. Anybody remember Seanix Technology?