I'm going through this with Stallion right now, waiting on answers regarding the documentation/proof of origin.
I'm quite sure that the Stallion HQ in turmoil so I'm being patient, whatever plans they had in the works last week are now completely redundant with the elimination of the de minimus exemption for goods from China and the flip/flop on tariffs on Canadian goods (something I suspect may just be abandoned).
Obviously the type of "proof" available for vintage goods is in many cases not available other than product markings and even those are spotty on some type of goods.
I have 3 US packages sitting at Stallion
2 are clearly marked Made In Canada, the other is not marked at all (it was made in the UK or possibly France). For all of them the original manufacturers have been defunct for 2 - 3 decades so Stallions suggestion to "check the manufacturers website" was a bit of a laugh, sorry, no such thing as a website in 1980!
I don't not know what is going on at Chit Chats, I switched from them 5 years ago because of their erratic behaviour and from what I hear they haven't changed (still provide a pretty good service if your needs are strictly getting packages over the border and handed off to USPS/UPS).
@itolduandso wrote:What is your plan for the duties. If Stallion supports both duties collected from seller or buyer?
Stallion have no way to collect duties from buyers, they have no contact with them, they do not deliver packages.
WARNING: The commentary below has not been fully confirmed, it should be generally accurate but there could be things that will change based on some questions I have asked Stallion to clarify.
I received some information from Stallion last night, it prompted some further questions for clarification which I want answer before I provide all the details and some links to sources of information since Stallion don't really have much to offer at this time.
Leaving aside the movement of goods made in China for the moment because they neither qualify for the de minimis exemption or the USMCA exemption.
A Certificate of Origin must be supplied for goods made in Canada, Mexico or the USA, it may be possible to use a Blanket certificate that would be effective for one year and need to be updated annually, this would be the most helpful for those that use only a limited amount of HTS codes. Invoices accompanying shipments should include Country Of Origin (Canada, Mexico, US) and HTS. (as always with customs, invoices should be accessible on the outside of the package, not mandatory but definitely starts doing a higher level of random inspections.
For goods other than China, Canada, Mexico or US a regular commercial invoice will suffice, it will require country of origin and possibly the HTS codes (I'm not sure on that yet).
Once again the information above is not fully confirmed
Once I hear back from Stallion I will post what I find out and also provide some additional information that may be helpful.
Some additional pure speculation....
As always the max value remains at US$800. Since Chinese goods will require a formal entry for any value it's possible Stallion could remove that limitation. If they are forced into the handling of dutiable goods for the China stuff with formal entries perhaps they will use the same process for goods from all countries and allow shipments over the current US$800 limit. Of course there would be fees to pay for formal entries. Stallion and Chit Chats had the $800 limit simply because it meant they never had to deal with formal customs entries and the associated costs and complexities. For me personally 99.9% of my orders are under the limit!
Partially yes, it appears so. Their business is brokering parcels between here and the USA so they have specific requirements for that business that a small business, or especially a casual eBay / etsy seller, may not have. Like a blanket certificate.
Everything I ship is sent using an HS code with the CoO marked correctly. It's easy to do with CPC clickship or eBay labels, or Shippo etc. Even ChitChats has a provision, but it wasn't mandatory for US bound parcels previously (and defaulted to origin of Canada).
You can search your item to match an HS code here:
https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/information/app/wtz/business/findHsCode?execution=e2s1
sometimes it's best to check the code it spits out with US Customs page (or just google the HS code) as it's not a perfect system.
Then add to your label:
