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Macy’s Joins CrossBorderShopping.ca

9 May, 2012

We are happy to announce that Macy’s, one of the premiere department stores in the United States, has joined CrossBorderShopping.ca, and will be offering deals, coupons, discounts and sale updates to our visitors and cross border club subscribers.

To celebrate, Macy’s is offering CrossBorderShopping.ca visitors 10% OFF with their Canadian Visitor Savings Pass. Visit the Deals & Coupons section of your desired cross border shopping destination for more details and to print this offer.

With over 35 locations near the Canadian border, Macy’s is one of the premiere department stores in the United States, offering a wide selection of clothing, footwear, jewelry, home, beauty and fragrance products from top brands and designers.

Canadian Duty Free Allowances Set to Increase

2 Apr, 2012

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Canadian cross border shoppers received some good news in last week's federal budget.

Starting on June 1, 2012, duty free limits for cross border shoppers will increase as follows:

for trips of more than 24 hours and less that 48 hours, the duty free allowance will increase from the current limit of $50 to $200.
for trips of more than 48 hours but less than 7 days, the duty free allowance will increase from the current limit of $400 to $800.
for trips of more than 7 days, the duty free limit will increase by $50, from the current limit of $750 to $800.
duty free limits for tobacco and alcohol will remain unchanged.

While cross border shoppers will certainly welcome these duty free limit increases, there was one notable omission in the budget that is sure to disappoint Canadians living near the U.S. border: a same-day duty free allowance for short-term shopping trips of less than 24 hours.

With Canadians making more than 25 million same day car trips to the U.S. in 2011, such an exemption would have made the most sense for the majority of Canadians, while also significantly reducing the burden on Canadian border service agents who currently waste a significant amount of time stopping, questioning, searching and collecting duties from same-day shoppers. Americans currently are entitled to a same-day $200 duty free allowance, while Canadians are not allowed to bring anything back to Canada duty free for trips of less than 24 hours.

Let's hope next year's budget takes this into account and finally introduces a long overdue same day duty free allowance for Canadians.

Mall of America Joins CrossBorderShopping.ca

18 Mar, 2012

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We are happy to announce that the Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the United States, has joined CrossBorderShopping.ca, and will be offering deals, coupons, discounts and sale updates to our visitors and subscribers.

Their first offer is a FREE Mall of America coupon book (Retail Price: $9.95). Canadians can receive this valuable coupon book for free by printing and presenting this voucher during your next visit to the Mall of America.

With over 520 top retail stores, restaurants and attractions, the Mall of America is an ideal cross border shopping destination for Canadians living in Manitoba and North Western Ontario.