Canada to U.S. Shipping Delays due to Tariff Action

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 significant new trade measures that are causing delays with your cross-border (Canada to U.S.) shipments. 

On February 1, 2025, the U.S. Gov't issued an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian-made products, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods being imported, regardless of their shipping source.

UPDATED AS OF FEB. 12, 2025 BOTH OF THESE TARIFFS ARE CURRENTLY POSTPONED HOWEVER EXPECT MAIL DELAYS... processing through U.S. Customs is delayed.

What We Know So Far ...

• Backlog & Temporary Service Delays - The on-again-off-again application of these restrictions has 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 must now ensure each product/package must have a country of origin sticker.  U.S. Customs will not allow shipments without proper country of origin labeling.

• 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 delayed due to all the above process change!!

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

Sincerely,

Renée & Nick Masney