UPDATE ON SHIPMENTS TO THE US AS OF AUG 27 2025 DUE TO TARIFF CHANGES
We will be expediting shipping on all orders to the US received before 8 AM Thursday Aug 28 with the expectation they will be cleared at customs before changes to the US tariff & customs regulations come into effect as per below. Anything ordered after that will be temporarily suspended or if agreed upon, shipped at your own risk. It is hard to know how US customs will handle packages in the short term as they deal with huge volumes daily. Further, please call or email me with any questions: 1 647 831 8137 or teddawson62@gmail.com
New US Executive Order
There is a new US "executive order" taking effect on Friday August 29th at 12:01 AM which will apply a universal tariff rate of 35% on the value of most Canadian shipments heading to the USA. Until now, all packages with a declared value of under $800 USD have been completely exempt from tariffs (called ‘De Minimis’). This exemption is being taken away from American consumers.
As far as we know, orders from Ted Dawson Antique Tools could see this increase in cost as of Friday subject to some possible last minute changes or a lifting of the order (which we have all seen happen on other tariff related issues these past 8 months).
***Possible Exemptions?***
At present, we do not know if there are any exemptions from these tariffs, but are actively parsing through the literature to see whether or not our products may be exempt. There are many unknowns at this time and the US government appears to have fumbled this entire “executive order".
Suspended Shipping
At this time, just 2 days before it is supposed to take effect, there is a tremendous amount of confusion internationally regarding how these tariffs will be collected and processed. Major postal and courier services worldwide are suspending services to the US temporarily until there is more clarity on how to process shipments and collect tariffs. This confusion will also lead to delays.
Until this is sorted out, we are temporarily pausing all shipping to the US effective tomorrow, Thursday August 28 at 8AM.
There are many uncertainties at the moment as major postal and courier services worldwide are suspending services to the US temporarily until there is more clarity on how to process shipments and collect tariffs. We'll be doing our best to navigate the situation and keep you posted through email and banners on the website as this all unfolds.
Shipping Internationally and Within Canada
This will not change any parameters regarding shipping within Canada or international destinations other than the US. Potential duties and taxes that are in place by governments in other countries (if any) on items shipped from Canada remain unchanged at this time as far as we know.
Links
Here are a couple of links to some articles related to this news. If this issue affects you please feel free to reach out to your local representatives to express your opinion!
https://www.nbcnews.com/
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative