"De minimis" duty-free shipping to U.S. ending

28/08/2025 21 min

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Episode Synopsis

Beginning Friday, Canadian retailers will no longer be able to ship products under $800 to the U.S. duty-free. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in July to end the "de minimis" exemption after nearly a century of it being in place. Ryan Mitton, director of legislative affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, joins the show to discuss how its expiry will impact businesses.