Buying from Canada as an American in 2025?

[Benneke10]

I am trying to buy a pair of discontinued boots and the only place that has them is a canadian site, skiuphill. They cost $550 which is fine by me but I don't want to pay a huge tariff. I have bought from Canada many times before and never paid any duties or tariffs, but I have never used skiuphill. I sent them a message and they said that the tariff will be around 48% but couldn't guarantee anything. Does that sound right? As long as its under 20% or so I would be happy to buy.

[apex dave]

I am trying to buy a pair of discontinued boots and the only place that has them is a canadian site, skiuphill. They cost $550 which is fine by me but I don't want to pay a huge tariff. I have bought from Canada many times before and never paid any duties or tariffs, but I have never used skiuphill. I sent them a message and they said that the tariff will be around 48% but couldn't guarantee anything. Does that sound right? As long as its under 20% or so I would be happy to buy.

As of tomorrow Trump has promised 25% tariffs on everything coming from outside the US. On the other hand who knows what the Hell he will do next?At least your US$ buys a lot in Canada.

[McShortyShorts]

A few outdoor companies are starting to put together deals for American purchases, but that was back during the first few rounds of tariff nonsense. Canadian government has a few more options on the table now for stores losing revenue because of decreased sales due to tariffs, but none of them include eating the cost of tariffs to still sell to the States. My guess is it's just going to get harder and harder to buy from Canada although most places are still more than happy to take your USD

Benneke if youre not in a rush to get the boots shoot me a pm, I can probably help

[weibo]

It may end up having not only having to do with the boots being from m a Canadian store. There may also be a duty based on the place of manufacture (country of origin). It is very hard to follow right now

[mntlion]

I'm in banff, and can help ship if needed (private shipper, rather then a store, MIGHT be better?))

no idea. your country is weird

[ktoor]

i could easily pick em up if theyre at the squam store but private shipping might be an issue still as mtn lion said. maybe you dont need them right away and can wait till you/a friend is coming up here for handoff?


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[bfree]

Nobody really knows what he's going to do but hopefully the de minimis exception will remain (<$800 is duty free). For one, they don't have the staff to inspect and tax every little item crossing the border.

[Benneke10]

Thanks all for the helpful info! I will think a little more to decide if its worth the trouble and if I need help I will reach out. Thanks for all the generosity!

[Marshal Olson]

Worst case the tariff will be 25%, but if you pull the trigger quickly, decent to good chances of sliding in with the de-minimus exemption still in place mentioned above.

I&#39;ll be in canada direct-shipping skis to folks this summer, and happy to scoop them up, if that is helpful in some way...?

Additionally, I&#39;d suggest against using UPS for shipments between Canada and US, as they charge large brokerage fees (like double the cost of shipping, not including the tariff itself) unless you overnight the shipment (which is obviously also super expensive).

[halliday]

This whole situation sucks.

[californiagrown]

I live 60ish minutes from the border. If i go to canada to buy something big (~$1000) with my credit card, will anyone come after me for avoiding the tarriffs? Or, is it all good as long as i get through the border with my canadian goods?

[slidinghills]

https://stallionexpress.ca/2025-us-t...-live-updates/

Reliable information from a cross border shipping company (see link above). As long as the boots are not made in China and the shipment value isn’t over US$800 you should not be charged any duty.

[slidinghills]

I live 60ish minutes from the border. If i go to canada to buy something big (~$1000) with my credit card, will anyone come after me for avoiding the tarriffs? Or, is it all good as long as i get through the border with my canadian goods?

No one will come after you after the fact. But there is always the chance the border officer may charge you duty on your way back into the USA. You are still allowed to bring back US$800 worth of goods so if you are looking at buying something CA$1000 you should still be fine. With that said, if the item is made in China, starting May 1st, you may be charged duty no matter the total price (see link in previous post).