Tag Archives: cross border shopping

New Limits, Same Issues

Well, nearly a year after the topic was  discussed here on Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, the Canadian government has loosened the rules on how much Canadian can bring back from the United States. 

As the Border turns: Cross-Border Shopping Revisited

According to a report in the May 11th edition of the Globe and Mail, the U.S. government is pressing the Canadian federal government to loosen the rules so that fewer Canadians have to stop and pay duties as they return from a trip to the United States:  “The personal exemption issue has been formally raised […]