A U.S. proposal for Mexico and Canada to vastly raise the value of online purchases that can be imported duty-free from stores like Amazon.com and eBay is emerging as a flashpoint in an upcoming renegotiation of the NAFTA trade deal. The U.S. plan was unveiled in July as part of the Trump administration's goals to renegotiate the 25-year-old treaty. eBay has previously said it supports an increase to Canada's low-value customs de minimis threshold for ecommerce to promote seamless access to the global marketplace. Increasing the threshold "absolutely" is eBay's top priority in the NAFTA renegotiation, a person familiar with the matter said. There have been hints from Canada's government about a compromise under which a higher limit would exempt products ordered from e-commerce from duties but not sales taxes.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2017 14:15 UTC