Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin

Version 1. 3 rows, 4 columns.

By Martin DejnickiUpdated October 18, 2026

Short answer

Values for duty, in Canadian dollars, up to which courier shipments entering Canada are free of duty and tax, or free of duty only, by origin: the United States and Mexico, or elsewhere. The values come from the Canada Border Services Agency page "Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)", retrieved October 18, 2026. The dataset has three rows and holds no duty or tax rates.

Courier parcels from the US or Mexico enter Canada free of duty and tax up to C$40, against C$20 from other origins

Value for duty up to which each treatment applies to courier shipments into Canada, by origin, Canadian dollars

Thresholds are values for duty in Canadian dollars for courier shipments, as the Canada Border Services Agency states them.
Between C$40 and C$150, parcels from the US or Mexico pay tax but no duty.
Some goods are exceptions, for example alcohol, cannabis products, tobacco and publications; the list is not complete.
This chart covers parcels entering Canada only.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency, Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA). Read on October 18, 2026.

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About this dataset

Version: 1
Coverage in time: In force when retrieved, October 18, 2026
Coverage in space: Canada
Last updated: October 18, 2026
License: CC BY 4.0. Deploi's compilation is CC BY 4.0. The underlying figures belong to their publishers and are cited to the sources listed.

Variables

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Variables in Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin
Column name	Label	Type	Unit	Meaning
rowKey	Origin and treatment key	string		Origin group and treatment, separated by a vertical bar
thresholdCad	Threshold	number	CAD	Value for duty in Canadian dollars up to which the stated treatment applies
treatment	Treatment	string	text	What applies at or below the threshold, as the Canada Border Services Agency states it
label	Origin and treatment	string	text	Origin group and treatment as a chart label, set by Deploi from the row key

The data

Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin
Origin and treatment key	Threshold (CAD)	Treatment	Origin and treatment
us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free	40	duty and tax free	US, Mexico: no duty or tax
us-mexico\|duty-free	150	duty free, but taxes still apply	US, Mexico: duty free only
other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free	20	duty and tax free	Elsewhere: no duty or tax

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Where each value comes from

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Provenance of each value
Row	Field	Value	Source	Where in the source	Read on	Method
us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free	Threshold	40 CAD	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Up to $40: duty and tax free	October 18, 2026	html
us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free	Treatment	duty and tax free	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Same passage as Threshold	October 18, 2026	html
us-mexico\|duty-free	Threshold	150 CAD	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Above $40 to $150: duty free, but taxes still apply	October 18, 2026	html
us-mexico\|duty-free	Treatment	duty free, but taxes still apply	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Same passage as Threshold	October 18, 2026	html
other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free	Threshold	20 CAD	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Up to $20: duty and tax free	October 18, 2026	html
other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free	Treatment	duty and tax free	CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)	Same passage as Threshold	October 18, 2026	html
us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free	Origin and treatment	US, Mexico: no duty or tax	Computed by Deploi	…set by Deploi from the row key: us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free = US, Mexico: no duty or tax; us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only;… Formula: display label set by Deploi from the row key: us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free = US, Mexico: no duty or tax; us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only; other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free = Elsewhere: no duty or tax	October 18, 2026	computed
us-mexico\|duty-free	Origin and treatment	US, Mexico: duty free only	Computed by Deploi	…= US, Mexico: no duty or tax; us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only; other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free = Elsewhere: no duty or tax;… Formula: display label set by Deploi from the row key: us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free = US, Mexico: no duty or tax; us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only; other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free = Elsewhere: no duty or tax	October 18, 2026	computed
other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free	Origin and treatment	Elsewhere: no duty or tax	Computed by Deploi	…us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only; other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free = Elsewhere: no duty or tax; display label set by Deploi from the row key Formula: display label set by Deploi from the row key: us-mexico\|duty-and-tax-free = US, Mexico: no duty or tax; us-mexico\|duty-free = US, Mexico: duty free only; other-origins\|duty-and-tax-free = Elsewhere: no duty or tax	October 18, 2026	computed

Methodology

Caveats: Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin

The thresholds are for courier shipments only.
Some goods are exceptions, for example alcohol, cannabis products, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and publications; the agency's list is not complete.
The dataset covers parcels entering Canada only. The United States has its own rules for parcels entering that country.
Amounts are the value for duty, the amount used to calculate the duty owed, as the agency's page defines it. Above C$150, duties and taxes apply to courier parcels from the United States or Mexico, and mail from any country is duty and tax free only up to C$20; the dataset holds the courier thresholds only.
The label column is a display label set by Deploi from the row key.

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Sources

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Tier A
CBSA: Increase to low-value shipment thresholds and other changes (CUSMA)
Canada Border Services Agency · HTML · Read on October 18, 2026

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Deploi's charts and compilation are licensed CC BY 4.0. The underlying facts belong to their sources, which are named on every page.

APA

Deploi. (2026). Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin (Version 1) [Data set]. https://deploi.ca/shopify/data/datasets/canada-courier-thresholds Retrieved October 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{deploi_canada_courier_thresholds_2026,
  author = {{Deploi}},
  title = {Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin},
  year = {2026},
  version = {1},
  url = {https://deploi.ca/shopify/data/datasets/canada-courier-thresholds},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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October 18, 2026 · Canada's low-value courier thresholds for duties and taxes, by origin
First release on October 18, 2026.