De Minimis

• Duty-free ‘de minimis’ shipping to the U.S. is now a thing of the past

  Packages valued at or under US$800 sent to the U.S. from outside of its postal network will now face “all applicable duties” starting Friday.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2025
  
• Duty-free shipping to U.S. ends Friday. Canadian businesses are ‘fearful’

  With the removal of current de minimis exemptions in the United States, Canadian business owners are bracing for more challenges from the trade war, including higher costs.

  Consumer

  Aug 27, 2025
  
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• Looming end of U.S. ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption ‘catastrophic’ for B.C. business

  The U.S. is slated to eliminate what is known as the "de minimis exemptions," a provision in U.S. law that allows imports valued at $800 or less to be treated duty-free.

  Economy

  Aug 25, 2025
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• What is the de minimis exemption? Why Canadian businesses fret over its fate

  Canadian companies say losing the exemptions will inflict as much damage to their business as the 25 per cent tariff Donald Trump is promising to apply in a few weeks.

  Economy

  Feb 6, 2025
• Canada’s duty-free limits may change with the new NAFTA deal – here’s how

  In the tentative deal, the U.S. said Mexico agreed to raise its duty-free level from US$50 to US$100.

  Economy

  Aug 28, 2018
• Trump’s e-commerce push would mean 25% lower prices, 300K jobs lost for Canada: study

  The U.S. is pushing for higher duty-free limits on cross-border shipments. That would put money in Canadians' pockets but erase hundreds of thousands of retail jobs, the report finds.

  Money

  Jan 19, 2018
• Trump asked Ottawa to drop duties on e-commerce under NAFTA. Canadians should cheer, say experts

  "It would be unambiguously good for consumers"

  Money

  Jul 18, 2017