{"id":76233,"date":"2025-11-14T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/?p=76233"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:15:57","slug":"canada-still-works-for-u-s-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/canada-still-works-for-u-s-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Cross-border ecommerce between the United States and Canada has rarely been more uncertain than in 2025. Nonetheless, for U.S. merchants, Canada remains an easy first step into international sales.<\/p>\n

Canadian shoppers buy heavily<\/a> from U.S. sites. But this year\u2019s holiday shopping season is testing even experienced sellers. Tariffs, a postal strike, and shifting taxes have turned what should be a smooth northern route into a logistical puzzle.<\/p>\n

Tariff Dust-Up<\/h3>\n

Many pundits have described recent trade relations as a war. Helaine Rich, the vice president of strategic sales and administration at ePost Global, an international shipping provider, was more tactful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current administration really took a look at what countries are asking [American businesses] to pay when we\u2019re shipping into their countries and what they\u2019re charging as a premium on U.S. goods,\u201d said Rich.<\/p>\n

The result was a tariff for the United States that upset North-South relations. The back-and-forth trade negotiations included on-again, off-again reciprocal tariffs and surtaxes from the Canadian government \u2014 in some cases, up to 25%.<\/p>\n

At peaks in the U.S.-Canada dispute, ecommerce \u201cshipment volumes dropped quickly as tariffs rose and some Canadian consumers began avoiding U.S. brands,\u201d Rich said.<\/p>\n

Yet duties existed long before the recent dust-up.<\/p>\n

Canadian Duties<\/h3>\n

\u201cNothing is more frustrating than thinking you paid for a product and then getting surprised at the door that you have to pay this, that, and the other duty,\u201d said Rich.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence for Canadian shoppers buying from American ecommerce stores. Here are a few examples of what Canada typically adds.<\/p>\n