U.S. Tariffs on Canada Pushed Back to March 1st

[wilsonharborsales]

The administration has pushed the tariff date back to March 1st.  We can all breathe a sigh of relief while the political-types wrangle a deal out.  Best of luck to us all.  Stay positive everyone!

[silent.auction.hunter]

These tariffs won't last.  Hold for a few weeks. Live off of canned soups. 

ALWAYS REMEMBER: The bigger they are, the HARDER they fall!

[dealssandmore]

I just received a message today from Stallion express "the cross border shipper" indicating that 

"As of today, February 4, 2025, significant changes to U.S. cross-border shipping rules have taken effect, impacting eCommerce shipments from Canada to the U.S. Specifically, under the latest executive order, the Section 321 de minimis exemption (shipments under $800) has been terminated for goods with a country of origin of China, even if they are shipped from Canada. We have gotten confirmation directly from the CBP."

As you can see the section 321 is no more and I ended up cancelling a $698 usd deal.

[thevintagegears]

Your right , I sent many parcels made in China with ups the between 2-4 and now buyer complaint about duty fees a buyer told me they charged 52$ for an order of 31$ us it was sent with ups , now I don't know if it will be ok with Canada post\usps , I don't know what eBay is going to do with that , they didn't inform Canadian sellers of the situation , let's hope everything get in place ....

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@thevintagegears wrote:
Your right , I sent many parcels made in China with ups the between 2-4 and now buyer complaint about duty fees a buyer told me they charged 52$ for an order of 31$ us it was sent with ups , now I don't know if it will be ok with Canada post\usps , I don't know what eBay is going to do with that , they didn't inform Canadian sellers of the situation , let's hope everything get in place ....

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If you ship via Canada Post and provide the proper documentation you will avoid the UPS brokerage fees which would represent a huge portion of that $52.

Also understand the if the buyer refuses to pay UPS the package will be returned to you, UPS will not credit back the original duties/brokerage fees AND they will probably charge you a brokerage fee on the return shipment.

And don't even think about using FedEx Canada, they like to deliver packages and then bill the recipient for duty/brokerage afterwards. If the buyer doesn't pay they charge those costs back to the shipper.

Nobody really knows what will happen for Canadian goods in 27 days but one thing is 99% likely is that the de minimis exemption for China is history.