As of Friday, Canada's small businesses can no longer ship small packages to the U.S. duty-free — and some online sellers are worried that their companies won't survive the hit.

The nearly century-old de minimis exemption, which in recent years allowed goods under $800 US to enter the U.S. without extra fees, is ending as a July executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump takes effect.

That means those shipments will now be subject to duties of up to $200 US, depending on the country of origin, and Canadian small businesses with American customers will be smacked with extra costs that eat into their profits.

"We have cut off all of our shipping to the United States because, right now — with the amount of risk and lack of information on shipping to the States — we can't justify it," s

See Full Page