As of March 4, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25% tariffs on imports of certain goods from the US . The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is collecting the tariffs in the form of a surtax. See here https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/tariffs-tarifs/index-eng.html

If you are ordering an Argos to be shipped to Canada it is likely you will be subject to this 25% surtax. This tax is in addition to the standard import taxes that have already been in place. We’ve had a few customers reach out to us with estimates of their import duties due and it has been around 50% of the order total.

The charges are a combination of import duties, the tariff, and brokerage fees for filing the paperwork to clear customs.

Some customers have had luck with self clearance reducing their import duties to a much more reasonable amount. See here https://goingawesomeplaces.com/how-to-avoid-paying-ups-brokerage-fees-in-canada-self-clearance-instructions/

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