Individual purchases from sellers in Canada... anyone know what the tariff situation is now?

[Sirius Glass]

I heard that since the lower 48 is not directly connected to Alaska, that Canada has turned the major highway into a $35CA or $40CA tollway for vehicle transporting goods to or from Alaska. Does anyone have more information on that?

 

[MattKing]

I heard that since the lower 48 is not directly connected to Alaska, that Canada has turned the major highway into a $35CA or $40CA tollway for vehicle transporting goods to or from Alaska. Does anyone have more information on that?

A toll has been considered, but $35 - $40 would probably be the last thing to worry about when it comes to expense: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-ser...ldings/bridges-docks-dams/alaska-highway.html

 

[MattKing]

But is it a name change or is it an entirely different entity? Tariff's aren't levied aganst a patch of dirt, but against a political entity. A friend of mine was selling some mosaics that were Roman from the 2nd century AD. Should they be taxed as if they came from Italy? What if they were made in the Roman province of Britannia?

That is the sort of thing that gets dealt with in the wording of the tariffs themselves.
Back when the tariffs were in binder form, those binders were huge and full of incredibly boring legalese.

 

[Sirius Glass]

A toll has been considered, but $35 - $40 would probably be the last thing to worry about when it comes to expense: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-ser...ldings/bridges-docks-dams/alaska-highway.html

Thank you

 

[mshchem]

I heard that the G7 meeting is just a cover for smuggling

 

[Sirius Glass]

A toll has been considered, but $35 - $40 would probably be the last thing to worry about when it comes to expense: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-ser...ldings/bridges-docks-dams/alaska-highway.html

Today I heard that the toll for all trucks is 25% of the value each way. That is raising the costs of all goods in Alaska. The Alaska governor concerned about the rising costs and supply line problems.

 

[MattKing]

Sounds more like a duty rate than a toll.

 

[mshchem]

This is so totally Bats! Not tolls, tariffs. Geez!!!

 

[pentaxuser]

Today I heard that the toll for all trucks is 25% of the value each way. That is raising the costs of all goods in Alaska. The Alaska governor concerned about the rising costs and supply line problems.

Might be time for the implementation of the Anchorage Airlift. It worked in Berlin in '48

pentaxuser

 

[BrianShaw]

Might be time for the implementation of the Anchorage Airlift. It worked in Berlin in '48

pentaxuser

And flying the hump before that. It really works!

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

US tariffs on Canadian goods doesn't affect US goods like Kodak film purchased by Canadians. Likewise, what Americans are buying Canadian photo products?

 

[MattKing]

US tariffs on Canadian goods doesn't affect US goods like Kodak film purchased by Canadians. Likewise, what Americans are buying Canadian photo products?

Reciprocal tariffs do though.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Might be time for the implementation of the Anchorage Airlift. It worked in Berlin in '48

pentaxuser

Tjhat would raise the prices both ways to and from the lower 48 even more than the 25% tariff toll. There is not easy way out of this other than rescinding all the tariff.s