Are your items CUSMA compliant?
Summary: sin-n-dex opens a discussion about the impact of Trump Tariffs on Canadian sellers, specifically mentioning coins and stamps, and whether they are exempt. new-id expresses frustration that the tariffs will harm Canadian sellers on platforms like eBay, suggesting it is already difficult for small sellers to make a profit. mrdutch1001 clarifies that the issue extends beyond eBay, affecting all sales involving the US. katlover1952 shares concern about losing US customers due to increased costs and wonders about the impact on American sellers. easoss notes that US sellers might benefit from reduced competition. lacemaker3 and apmtrade offer information about claiming exemptions under USMCA and confirm that certain items like stamps might be tariff-free, as tested using the Zonos app by phc64. cleanpartshere contemplates halting sales due to tariff frustrations, and another participant questions the process's overall transparency and implementation costs. The community expresses a mix of confusion, frustration, and strategic planning to navigate these tariff challenges.
How about everyone else with Canada made goods?
lotzofuniquegoodies
·11 months ago@sin-n-dex
From recent posts many Canadian sellers are doing what they need to to be compliant. It will be interesting to see (when it comes to the concept reciprocal tariffs)with items that qualified for Cusma, does EIS do the ALL required paperwork for shipments coming to Canada? Will they do the same when there is a similar system in place for Canadian orders going to the USA? As a buyer, either way one would hope everything is done to make sure there are as few extra costs involved especially if charges shouldn't be applicable. Or will it be a case of ohhh whatever??
cleanpartshere
·11 months agoI sell used auto parts for the last 20 years some made in canada some in US but also Korea , Japan , germany and who knows where else , the 800 dollar duty free ending today in the US they will not want to pay a tariff on an item from me they can get in the US likely from another seller, Think I will just pack it in , all this **bleep** is not worth the aggrivation
apmtrade
·11 months agoSituation just so confusing...
Info from: hts.usitc.gov
No tariffs on Postage Stamp and Postage Covers.
No tariffs on Postage Stamps, Postage Covers. 94.00.00.00.00.
Unused postage, revenue, or similar stamps. 4907.00.00.
Postcard bearing personal greetings or announcements. # 4909.00
phc64
·11 months agoI tried an experiment in the Zonos app:
I gave the item as 'postage stamps', the country of origin as 'Canada', and the value as $10.00. Zonos correctly classified it as 4907.00.0000. Not only did Zonos calculate the tariff as $0.00, there was no fee!
sin-n-dex
OP11 months agoI can't check this until Monday. Anyone know if there are tariffs?
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raanana
·11 months agoThanks for the info,just checked it out.If postcards and stamps are with tariffs and taxes,than it's good news (at least for me).We have to wait and see how it works and what additional fees will be ( or will not) involved/
lacemaker3
·11 months agoI just found this FAQ from US Customs Border Protection (CBP) which was linked in another thread.
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/e-commerce/faqs
How do I claim USMCA preference on goods that previously qualified for de minimis?
new-id
·11 months agothe entire thing is just nuts.....it will kill ebay for Canadians. I just gave up and will sell somewhere else. eBay takes too much lately anyway. I feel for all the new sellers as I have been on here over 20 years with multiple ID's. It was at one time a great place to sell......now it is just a money grab and killing small sellers already tiny profit margins.
mrdutch1001
·11 months agoThis isn't about eBay, this is about Trump Tariffs that affect sellers on any selling site...so unless you are selling locally, there is no escaping prepaying the tarffs when shipping to the USA...
katlover1952
·11 months agoEven in October when eBay brings in the international shipping program for Canada I do not think Canadians are going to get US sales. It is just going to be too costly on top of the sale price. I am not sure my business can survive with Canada only sales. I ended all my US listings & deleted US shipping on my Canadian ones last week. Not a lot of views since & no sales. I sure wish Trump had put in a $100 or $200 limit instead of going from $800 to zero. Would have helped. Wondering how the Americans are feeling about this?
A lot of countries not shipping to US at the moment.
easoss
·11 months agoIf it will effect Americans we won't see it for quite a while. And US based sellers must be over the moon, look how much competition has been eliminated. I agree Canadian sellers are being a bit over optimistic how this will work out.