We live in an interconnected world. As an American, I’d like to know some ways that I could purchase goods, in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Canada and Mexico, and still avoid the tariffs.
We live in an interconnected world. As an American, I’d like to know some ways that I could purchase goods, in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Canada and Mexico, and still avoid the tariffs.
Traveling out of the USA.
Yea, come take a vacation up here. No tariff on that at all.
As a matter of fact, the day after the election, I decided that I would drive from my northern midwest state to Washington via Canada. Next year, I’m planning on a maritimes road trip.
Just got back from beautiful Canada 2 weeks ago! I was delighted to spend time with my wonderful brothers and sisters we met along the way in Canada.
What I’m really interested to know is if at border crossings, individual will or will not have to pay duties on purchases in Canada. Previously it was only on liquor or cigarettes over a certain amount. Now will I have to declare I bought a pair of shoes in Canada from Softmoc, a tank of gas from Canadian Tire, or a bottle of maple syrup from Quebec paying addition taxes on all of these to bring them back to the states? Do you know how hard it is to find peameal bacon in the USA?
The personal exemption should still exist, but I didn’t actually look that up.
You’ll have to pay a 25% tax on yourself when you return, though.
(/s, until someone figures out how to actually do that)
Border officers will measure the weight of every travelers, in and out of every countries. Then, after estimating how much per kilogram they estimate themselves, travelers will have to pay tariffs on the weight difference.
Excessively low estimates could expose travelers to “harvesting” by some rich Nazi who would buy them out (literally !).
/sarcasm (i certainly hope this remains sarcasm forever.)
They charge something like $11 USD to cross border bridges (at least in Detroit and Sarnia).
My understanding is that some province is charging double on US commercial trucks that cross the border. Nova Scotia?
I don;t believe NS shares a border with the US unless perhaps a fairy but I have no idea if there are any US to NS ferries.
The exchange rate is likely to be prohibitively stupid once all this gets rolling.