A question about NAFTA for my American friends.

Many times. I lived for several years in Detroit, so we frequently went across the bridge or through the tunnel to Windsor or further to Toronto to get stuff we couldn't get in the US.....like the only cough syrup that would get you through a winter-long Detroit chest cold that had more codeine in it than the US approved of or a certain Cadbury easter egg that wasn't distributed in the US.

I'm pretty sure there was a picture of me at the border: "Be on the lookout for this woman; she smuggles Cadbury eggs into the US."
 
No . The question being asked is in relation to the NAFTA free trade agreement. This agreement eliminates duty tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Conversely exports from the U.S. Into Canada and Mexico.
 
Not long ago I bought a 12" Canarm fan, assembled in Canada (Brockville, Ontario). Does assembled count? Ordered online and had it delivered. Probably purchased by a US company and then sold to me.
 
NancyNGA said:
Not long ago I bought a 12" Canarm fan, assembled in Canada (Brockville, Ontario). Does assembled count? Ordered online and had it delivered. Probably purchased by a US company and then sold to me.
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Yes it qualifies. But in order to come in without any tariffs it has to be primarily made of Canadian, U.S., or Mexican manufactured parts.
 
tnthomas said:
No. I can't imagine anything not being made in China, except cars, being made in Japan.
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See that's the difference. There are plenty of Made in U.S.A. items that are sold in Canada.

For instance Kitchenaid products. Tires. Cars. Beer. Whiskey, Wine. And plenty of food products. Lots of fruit from California. Even corn.

I can't find anything in Walmart other than made in China but I would choose a well made product from the U.S. or Canada even if I had to pay more. China stuff is strictly throw away stuff. A can opener doesn't open the can. It bends.
 
HarryH said:
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/de...duty-on-goods-imported-from-canada-and-mexico

There is also the issue of VATs on imported goods. Not sure about Canada, but Mexico has it on some/numerous imports from the U.S.

I likely have purchased something from Canada, as it would be hard to find a vehicle made in North America without at least one part from Canada, imo.
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I am well aware that not all imported goods made in Canada and Mexico are not duty free and neither is all imported goods from the U.S.A. for that matter.

Under NAFTA many goods are still being negotiated or exempt from NAFTA rules. Dairy products for instance. Softwood Lumber for instance.

As far as VATS go you are beating a dead horse. You cannot stop that or say it's unfair. VATS are a tax on goods sold after being imported. It's not a tariff.

Canada has lots of taxes on goods that are imported and sold later both a Federal Tax and a Provincial Tax. Same as the U.S. Don't some of the states have a tax on goods that are sold.?
 
I forgot that my Ford Pinto was a Canadian-made model. Why I ended up with a Canadian-made one when I lived in Detroit is beyond me. I would have never known except that some things in the engine compartment weren't where the handbook said they were supposed to be.

The only difference would have been if it had exploded after a rear-end collision, there would have been a giant EH? instead of a good old 'merican WHOMP!
 
jujube said:
I forgot that my Ford Pinto was a Canadian-made model. Why I ended up with a Canadian-made one when I lived in Detroit is beyond me. I would have never known except that some things in the engine compartment weren't where the handbook said they were supposed to be.

The only difference would have been if it had exploded after a rear-end collision, there would have been a giant EH? instead of a good old 'merican WHOMP!
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It's a question of how multinationals set up their factories to make certain products and models.

It takes quite a bit to estimate what the demand will be and how many to manufacture and the parts? That to me has always been a mystery.

So if a car or truck is made in the U.S. or Canada they export and import and you might not have a clue where that vehicle was made. Basically the same vehicle, parts and all with a few changes to fit the safety regulations. For instance in Canada the lights are on when the vehicle is running (on a lower voltage basis) . It's supposed to help reduce accidents. I notice in the mornings when it's foggy, a vehicle with lights on are easier to see.
 
T-shirts and sweat shirts. I have a little Canadian money in a jar around here someplace. I have no clue to how many times I have been to either Canada or Mexico.
 
The best way to find out where a car is made, and the U.S. parts content of that vehicle, is by looking carefully at the window sticker. It will show the point of assembly, and the U.S. parts content. Our car, a Chevy Impala, was assembled in Canada, and has 60% U.S. parts content. The MOST American Made car is the Toyota Camry....assembled in plants in Ohio and Kentucky, and containing 85% U.S. content parts. The name plate on a car is no longer an indicator of where the car was actually assembled, or how much of it is Made in the USA.
 
HiDesertHal said:
If China does begin making high-quality, affordable automobiles, that'll really hurt Detroit and the UAW, unless we erect a strong embargo against their auto trade.

HDH
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Of course. That's the reason NAFTA is such a good deal for Canada and the U.S. Canada can afford U.S. goods and so can Americans afford Canadian goods. How many Chinese can afford U.S. goods on the wages they get over there?

The reason we don't get Chinese cars is where the heck would you take it for repairs unless you can read Mandarin.

Canada and the U.S. don't know how lucky they are to have neigbors that speak the same language and have basically the same values..

There is a "perception" that NAFTA hurts the U.S. and a lot of people believe that but there's perception and then there are facts.

For instance. NAFTA cost U.S. jobs. Well no. Automation and China cost U.S. jobs.
 
Camper6 said:
For instance. NAFTA cost U.S. jobs. Well no. Automation and China cost U.S. jobs.
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That's very true...automation is making human labor almost obsolete, and Chinese workers making poverty scale wages are taking more and more good jobs from us. Even Mexico is putting a dent in our manufacturing....the car makers have moved the production of their entry level cars to Mexico, because of the substantially lower wages there. The entire global economy is putting more and more downward pressure on U.S. wages, and severely eroding our Middle Class.

BTW, I saw an article a few weeks back that said that the best selling cars in China were Buicks and BMW's....not doubt being bought by the increasing number of fairly wealthy Chinese, as they convert their economy away from pure Socialism. The rest of their people are buying cheap Chinese cars that are little more than motorized rickshaws. However, the first Chinese car is due to be imported within the next year, and it is a variation of the Volvo brand, and aimed at the upscale market. Some Chinese company bought Volvo a couple of years ago, and they are now gearing up to start selling their Chinese/Volvo globally....probably at a huge profit.
 

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