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lud-4367 · ‎05-08-2025

An us buyer just purchased a blu ray movie priced at 30 canadian dollars. It doesn't say where it was produced, but it does say that it was exclusively distributed in canada. I guess that makes it the origin of country "made in canada". How much of tariff fee will be charged to the buyer? Also, who is going to charge the fee? A postal worker, or at the post office of the buyer's location? I'm just trying to inform it to the us buyer. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I'll be purchasing a shipping label from ebay, and shipping it with canda post.

sapphyres-designer-jewellery · ‎05-08-2025

@lud-4367 wrote:
An us buyer just purchased a blu ray movie priced at 30 canadian dollars. It doesn't say where it was produced, but it does say that it was exclusively distributed in canada. I guess that makes it the origin of country "made in canada". How much of tariff fee will be charged? Also, who is going to charge the fee? A postal worker, or at the post office? Thanks in advance.

I would go with Canada (based on your statement that it was exclusively distributed there).

I ship with a cross border shipper and they told me today that CBP is serious about making sure every item has the country of origin stated on it. They suggested if I had an item that wasn't marked (and couldn't be marked because I sell coins and tokens, which may not be marked), that a printout from the catalogue or my auction listing inside the package may suffice as proof of where it was made. (But that's based on what I sell, your mileage may vary).

C.

ilikehockeyjerseys · ‎05-08-2025

It is my understanding that as of now, the $800 de minimis is still in place for everything except Chinese made goods. So they won't face any tariffs.

Almost all officially licensed DVDs or Blu-ray movies that you will encounter in Canada or the USA were originally pressed in either Canada, USA, or Mexico.

Most will say somewhere on the box. If it does not say on the box, it might say it on the underside of the disc.

Some simply won't say where they were pressed. The language dictating that it is for the Canadian market doesn't mean that it was pressed in Canada. It could have been pressed in Mexico or the USA. It is also more common now that studios are leaning out the SKUs they offer for a single release to be made that complies with both the Canadian and US market. I can't really tell you from a legal perspective what you're supposed to do in that situation.

ilikehockeyjerseys · ‎05-08-2025

Chit Chats suggested people mark their items with the country of origin when they don't already include tags. I don't know if this would be overkill for someone using a traditional carrier like Canada Post or UPS. An example with a DVD would be placing it in a clear sealed poly bag, and adding a "Made In XXXXX" sticker to the bag.

I suspect that if a DVD with language like "Distributed In Canada" went through customs with a Canadian country of origin, and a Made In Canada marking added to it, that it would not be a problem since DVDs and CDs of a certain era were printed in Canada, and outside of bootlegs it is not a segment of goods that is common to originate from China. But it does need to be noted that a DVD that is prepared for the Canadian market could hypothetically have been printed in Mexico or the USA. So it's not 100 percent that the OPs DVD was actually printed in Canada.

dinomitesales · ‎05-08-2025

I've been listing a lot of sealed DVDs lately. The vast majority of it doesn't specify a country of manufacture; some may say "Printed in US/Canada" but it's unclear if that's referring to just the packaging itself, like the case artwork or sleeve or whatnot. Regardless, if that's the only country mention on the exterior of the packaging then that's what I'm entering as the "country of origin" and I can't imagine anyone arguing the point.

Most of it just lists the address of the distributer of the DVD; again, if that's the only mention of a country on the exterior of the package then that's the country I'm entering as "country of origin". A lot of discs are pressed in Mexico too - occasionally you'll come across some printed blue text on the plastic of a media case that says "Disc Printed in Mexico" - if that's visible on the exterior of the case then I might put "Mexico" as the CoO, but if the only reference to Mexico is in tiny lettering on the underside of the disc (which I can't even see in the case of sealed media) that as far as I'm concerned thats irrelevant to any customs officials.

In any case, there is little to worry about at the moment, as I don't think any media distributed for the North American market is made in China. Just put the country that makes the most sense to you based on the information at hand. I sent out a $120 DVD box set to the States today; the only country mention on the packaging was "Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media, Silver Springs, MD." So I put "US" as the country of origin, as I have no other information to go off of. I'm not super concerned about it.