U.S. Customers - Potential Tariff Action - Canada to U.S. shipments

As you know we are a small, family-owned and proud Canadian manufacturer.

We greatly appreciate your business, regardless of geopolitical challenges and which country you call home. 

We want to keep you informed about the potential trade measures that could cause delays and costs with your cross-border (Canada to U.S.) shipments. 

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Gov't is threatening to implement a 25% tariff on Canadian-made products.

ORDERS PLACED AFTER MARCH 25TH MAY NOT SHIP BEFORE APRIL 2ND.

While some exemptions may apply, here's what we know so far ...

• Section 321 & Potential U.S. Customs Audits (your "de minimus import exemption" of $800US daily) - You receive shipments under Section 321 (duty- and tax-free)... that means Canadian shipments are OK ... however this exemption may be eliminated by the U.S. Gov't. If  this is the case you would be required by your Gov't to pay them the additional Tariff / Tax... most likely collected by USPS/UPS/FedEx, etc.

• Backlog & Temporary Service Delays - The on-again-off-again application of these restrictions will created a huge volume of packages within the U.S. Customs process due to their scrutiny of country of origin.  EXPECT DELAYS.

• New Country of Origin, HS Code Requirements, Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling - In addition to declaring the country of origin when creating a shipping label, we would now have to ensure each product/package must have a country of origin sticker.  U.S. Customs would not allow shipments without proper country of origin labeling.

We will continue to update this page as we learn more of these cross-border shipping challenges.

Sincerely,

Renée & Nick Masney