• Rob Bos@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    They’ll still have to pay the tariff when crossing the border back to the USA, unless they want to risk smuggling it.

    • Magister@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      REGULATIONS

      Returning to the U.S.

      Less than 48 hours in Canada:

      $200 USD worth of goods per person, tax and duty freeAny purchase of alcohol or tobacco products may be subject to duties and taxes

      48+ hours in Canada:

      $800 USD worth of goods per person, tax and duty freePurchases may include 1 litre of alcohol, 200 cigarettes (1 carton), and 100 cigarsFamily members can combine their tax and duty allowances

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      I .Ean that’s how it was for Canadians, it’s not like we had an actual work around there either. People just don’t bother to declare stuff when crossing.

      • MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world
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        A Canadian I used to know told me their family would have some cheaper items in the back seat that they’d declare and hide the more expensive stuff. Apparently it did work.

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          That was my shoplifting tactic when I was a kid.

          Well not the backseat part, I hid chocolates in my bike helmet and always bought something like a drink.

          All the idiots that didn’t buy anything got caught instantly.