USA / Canada Tariffs

Duty on USA orders will remain until further notice, after US Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 20, 2026. More info below.

Duty/tax is prepaid on all USA orders - no extra charges upon delivery!

 

New import tariffs (customs/duty fees), first announced by the American government in 2024, are in effect on products shipped into the USA from Canada, where we are based.

Feb. 2026: The US Supreme Court ruled that the IEEPA-based tariffs are unlawful. President Trump has since announced a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to replace part of the struck-down tariffs, to come into effect on Feb. 24. 

Aug. 2026: new tariffs of varying rates have been applied, including a 50% duty even on formerly USMCA/CUSMA compliant Canadian goods (like ours) effective Aug. 22. 

• DUTY FEES ARE  PREPAID IN CHECKOUT
• POSTAL SERVICE RATES AFFECTED
• USMCA COMPLIANT PRODUCTS NO LONGER EXEMPT
  
  

Be aware that any cross-border fees are completely beyond our control; by making a purchase, the buyer accepts all responsibility for duty costs. See customs info in our shipping policy for more details. Some state taxes and/or occasional private carrier fees (e.g. if you want the delivery address changed mid-transit, we were supplied an incorrect address, etc.) may still be charged upon delivery regardless; these costs are not customs-related and completely beyond our control.

 

Old Exemption Threshold Expired

Former USA de minimus duty exemptions (any shipment valued under $800) were removed on Aug. 29, 2025. Orders placed after that date will have any applicable duty fees applied, and paid to US Customs in advance. You won't be charged anything extra upon receiving your order.

If you decide to refuse your shipment as a result of duty fees being charged, please be aware: we cannot refund your order until the parcel is returned to us, and that shipping charges and any duty fees are non-refundable at our end (more details on duty refunds direct from the US government here).

 

USMCA/CUSMA TRADE AGREEMENT

Previously, only goods shipped to USA that fell outside of USMCA ("non-compliant"), or are shipped via postal service, had to be tariffed. Our handmade goods were 100% compliant, meaning that they were eligible to be duty-free under the agreement for as long as it was in effect. However:

• 5% of our products aren't made in Canada, so duty applies on these regardless
• Private couriers (UPS, DHL, etc) added new processing fees in response to the new tariff policy, which closely match the new duty rate. It's not possible for our checkout to display duty fees based on one shipping service and not another, therefore we've adjusted courier rates in the cart so that the duty fees cover these new processing fees.
• as of Aug 22, 2026 no products are exempted under USMCA whatsoever

Duty fees may range from about $3-$15 USD depending on item value. You'll be able to preview these fees before you buy, see info below.

 

Duty Fees Prepaid In Checkout

To comply with the new USA import laws, we are including duty charges in our checkout. This allows import fees to be paid up-front, thereby sparing you any "surprises" upon delivery. This includes prepaid duties required by shipping via postal service. In the case of private couriers (UPS, DHL etc.), since they've added new processing fees in response to the tariff policy that closely match the new duty rate, we've adjusted courier rates in our checkout so that the duty fees equal the those processing fees.

 

Postal Rates Affected

Despite most of our items being USMCA compliant (while the agreement is still in effect), CBP announced on Aug. 28, 2025 that they will not accept postal shipments that do not have all duties prepaid, whether any should be charged or not. This means that when shipping via Post, we are charged duty in advance upon shipping our handmade goods regardless of USMCA (see the White House Global Guidance for International Mail - PDF), plus a new CAD$1.99 +10% processing fee. This fee is included in the postal shipping rate, the duty fee is shown separately.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, and hope they will renegotiate and change these policies as soon as possible.

 

Last updated 7:23pm CDT Aug. 24, 2026