by Jeremy | Oct 3, 2018 | Customs-Duties-Taxes
Great news! Under the new U.S./Canada/Mexico trade agreement the online duty free limit has increased from $20 to $150. This means if there is anything under $150 that you cannot access here in Canada, but can order in the U.S., you’re not going to need to pay...
by Jeremy | May 31, 2012 | Customs-Duties-Taxes, Finding a US shipping address
Allowances on items you bring across the border are going up as of June 1st and Kinek users couldn’t be happier! Thousands of Canadians make their day or weekend trips to the U.S. and many of them bring back online orders they sent to their preferred Kinek...
by Jeremy | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog, Customs-Duties-Taxes
One of the most popular questions that we get asked from first time cross border shoppers are what fee’s do I pay at the border? We have briefly covered this topic in the custom/duties/taxes portion of this site but we wanted to dig a little deeper into why so...
by Jeremy | Sep 21, 2010 | Customs-Duties-Taxes
If you’re a Canadian looking at purchasing products in the United States you know how confusing all this talk about taxes and duties can be. So to help you navigate through the fog I’ve put together a handy little guide so you can find what you really...
by Jeremy | Mar 29, 2010 | Customs-Duties-Taxes, Deals
Sometimes when shopping/ordering from the US you think you’re getting an incredible deal, only to arrive at customs and get hit with massive duty charges that make you wish you hadn’t bought the item in the first place. Not to worry, more often than not,...
by Jeremy | Mar 26, 2010 | Customs-Duties-Taxes, US Border Malls
Thinking about crossing into the States to pick up a package or drop by a mall? Are you heading back home into Canada after a weekend of cross border shopping? In this post we provide links to official government sites that tell you what kind of a wait to expect when...
