When it was announced that Canada, the United States and Mexico had reached an agreement to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), one of the important changes was an increase to the de minimis threshold, which is the monetary value of courier shipments that can enter Canada without payment of duties and taxes.
Government of Canada Is Considering Increase to Imports By Mail/Courier Threshold
Glen McGregor of the Ottawa Citizen may have an inside scoop – he says the Government of Canada is considering increasing the Postal Imports Remission Order and the Courier Imports Remission Order thresholds of $20.00. In an article published on January 14. 2016 entitled “Government mulls waiving