EBay Wants Minimum Threshold Increased for Goods Imported by Canada
The U.S. should "work with the new Canadian government to improve cross border trade opportunities," eBay Senior Vice President-North America Hal Lawton said in a letter to Bruce Heyman, U.S. ambassador to Canada, according to an eBay news release (here).…
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In the letter (here), Lawton urged Heyman to work with the Canadian government to increase Canada's de minimis threshold of $20 on the value of imported goods allowed before customs duties are applied and paperwork must be processed. "The inequity between the U.S. and Canadian de minimis is a major source of friction for eBay customers in these two countries -- an inequity that eBay is committed to improving," the release said. The de minimis threshold in the U.S. is currently $200 and Congress is considering increasing it to $800 through customs reauthorization legislation (see 1512100024).