Customs officers admit to waiving duties for cross-border shoppers

Canada's border guards routinely waive taxes and duties on goods bought by travellers in the U.S., says a briefing note for the prime minister.

The acknowledgment supports the suspicions of retailers that the Canada Border Services Agency is too lenient with cross-border shoppers, costing the economy millions of dollars in domestic sales.

This has been excerpted from a 23 March 2014 article by CBC News and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/customs-officers-admit-to-waiving-duties-for-cross-border-shoppers-1.2583512