Canadians Shopping In The U.S. To Pay A New Tax For Going Over Their Spending Limits
The Canada Border Services Agency confirms that shopping goods taken across the border back into Canada will be subject to a surtax — an additional tax on what is already being taxed — based on how long shoppers have been in the U.S. and how much they have purchased.
The surtax, as well as the recent tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, will be applied to a variety of U.S. products such as coffee, nail polish and playing cards. Canadian shoppers who often shop across the border will now have to think twice before making purchases in the U.S.
According to the Government of Canada website, these are the personal exemptions Canadians are entitled to that could be affected by the new surtax:
