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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
You still claim your total dollar amount of goods purchased on the customs form, regardless of where it's manufactured. If they decide to go through it to charge you duty, if it's made in US/Mexico they won't total it with the charges. It has to be stamped/tagged on the product that it is in fact made in NA/Mexico though.
And it only applies to duty, not GST.
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This is pretty much what I'd reply. The only minor difference is that in addition to showing the goods are marked as made in NA, it is also fine if the goods are not marked or labelled that they were made anywhere other than NA. This is not to say just rip off all the tags and say you can't prove it was made elsewhere. If the product doesn't come with tags or a made in label, the onus is on the border guard to prove it was made outside of North America. This is mainly for trinkets and small goods sold on the street, not for shirts, cars, golf clubs, booze, etc. Also, remember that it is where the goods are from, not assembled. If all of the parts are from China, but assembled in Wisconsin, that does not mean it was made in America.