WASHINGTON, D.C. — Darya Kosilova’s online vintage store, specializing in garments from the 80s and 90s, has drawn attention from celebrities, including Hailey Bieber. Article content
Her Vancouver-based Cherish the Label has been in business for five and a half years, and for much of that time, Kosilova has enjoyed six-figure years, with nearly 90 per cent of her sales going to the United States. But this year, orders have dropped amid trade tensions, and Kosilova is concerned that things are about to get a whole lot worse. Article content
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Like many small business owners, Kosilova has shipped the vast majority of her U.S.-bound parcels without incurring duties because the contents, valued under $800, qualified for the de minimis exemption. But as o