Why does Canada have a low de minimis threshold? It’s around C$20 for stuff coming in abroad outside US & Mexico (but C$150 on stuff being imported from US & Mexico) if I recall when importing goods. The thing is that, I want to import a Switch 2 (日本語・国内専用), as in Zelda themed one from Japan where it only costs ¥62,980 (C$562) since the same costs C$710 (before taxes) if I were to buy it in Canada. I would rather save C$148 by importing the console, even though it’s free from local GST / HRT: do they assess the customs value once it arrives in Canada? At least Canada has a de minimis despite it being stupidly low, unlike the US (they used to have that but its been rescinded meaning all imports are subjected to tariffs irrespective of value). There’s one country where de minimis is one of the highest: Australia, since they allow imports tax free for anything less than A$1000 (C$985), because they’re an island nation whom relies on imported goods.