Small businesses brace for operating cost spike as U.S. ends shipping-fee exemption | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ritika Dubey
Publication Date: August 27, 2025 - 11:15

Small businesses brace for operating cost spike as U.S. ends shipping-fee exemption

August 27, 2025

As the latest change to the Canada-U.S. trade relationship is about to take effect, Melissa Caracas Le-Fort is facing a deadline of her own.

After Caracas Le-Fort announced on social media mid-August that her business would no longer take orders from American customers after Aug. 26, requests for custom-made pet tags began pouring in.



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