If the proposed commercial tariffs of US President Donald Trump are implemented in early March, British Columbia companies are expected to take great success.
Currently, the De Minimis exemption allows small companies to send goods worth $ 800 across the border per day in the United States without having to pay the fees.
However, if Trump’s tariff enters into force next month, the executive will lead to the elimination of this exemption.
“About 80 percent of our customers are in the United States,” said Sarah Jaghir, who has local things, told Global News.
It runs an e -commerce company and sells children’s toys.
“I am incredibly uncertain,” said Jagger. “I am concerned about local things and their future. It is difficult to know how he will really play all of this.”
The elimination of companies will not only affect.
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Anyone who crosses to the United States with new elements and not for personal use can face potential duties and delay.
“I think they will affect the ability of Canadian companies to compete,” said Michel Augur with the Canadian Independent Business Federation.
“Especially those that are trying to compete with those multinationals, they increase their costs. They have no size to recover this cost at the end of the day.”
Augar said that they confirmed by the Canadian Border Services Agency that there would be no delay or issues on the border.
Trump’s tariff abolished the world’s exemption for all goods that leave China, which may affect retail packages such as Shin and Timo.
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