Would you ship an order that loses money?
You already do. A $9.99 shipping rate meets a $21.39 label, and $11.40 walks out the door. Then the border bill lands on your customer's doorstep and the parcel comes back. Othermile catches it before it ships.
What is the deal with tariffs
One hoodie, five different bills
The same US$80 or C$80 hoodie, priced by Othermile on today's rules. Where it was made, a line of paperwork, and how it ships decide what the customer pays at the door.
Estimates for one hoodie worth 80 in the destination's currency, as a shopper's parcel, Ontario tax into Canada. Estimate from official government data, updated October 26, 2026. Not customs advice.
Why it adds up
Tariffs stack on top of each other
A hoodie made in China, shipped from Canada to a US customer: ordinary duty, then a tariff on goods of China, then another, then a fee. Every parcel into the US now pays from the first dollar.
US$31.89 on a US$80 hoodie
- Customs duty (16.5%)US$13.20
- US Section 301 tariff on goods of China, list 4A (7.5%)US$6.00
- US tariff on products of China (note 52) (12.5%)US$10.00
- Merchandise processing fee (informal entry)US$2.69
And it keeps moving
The same bill, over the last year
Tariffs start, end and change with little notice. Othermile reads the official rules every morning, so a store finds out before its customers do.
Hoodies made in China, from Canada into the US
Open the tariff tracker for every product, route and country. Estimates, not customs advice.
For stores
The border decides the margin
$11.40
Lost on one order when a $9.99 flat shipping rate met a $21.39 label from a US printer.
$18.32
Owed at the door by a Canadian customer when the same $35 shirt travelled by mail instead of courier.
3
Changes to US tariffs on Canadian goods between August 22 and September 29, 2026, including outright bans.
700+
US products that Canada added surtaxes to on September 8, 2026, with clothing in the 50% group.
What it does
Four things, done on every order
Every order checked before it ships
Duty, tariffs, tax for the province or state, carrier fees and the margin left, worked out before an order is printed or shipped.
Costly orders wait for an OK
Orders that fit the owner's limits go out on their own. The rest wait on the owner's phone, with every way to ship them priced side by side.
No surprise at the door
Shoppers can see what they may pay before they buy, and stores can offer shipping with duties included.
Tariff exposure for manufacturers
Upload a product list and see the yearly cost of duties, tariffs and surtaxes per product, with CUSMA savings and alerts when rules change.
Where it connects
Works where stores already sell
Stores, printers, marketplaces, shipping and accounting apps. A business can connect as many stores as it has.
For developers and AI
The same border engine, open to build on
REST API and SDKs
Border estimates, order checks, products and tariff exposure, with TypeScript and Python SDKs and webhooks for every decision.
MCP server for AI assistants
Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants can estimate border costs with Othermile's free tools, with no key needed.
Free for everyone
Tools anyone can use today
Work with us
Four ways to work together
Affiliates
Earn 30% of what every business you refer pays for its first 12 months.
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Agencies
Run your clients' stores from one account, with client workspaces and your brand in the app.
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Integrations
Build Othermile into your app, plugin or service with the API, or connect through Zapier, Make or n8n.
Read the developer docs
Content and data
Write with us, quote our border news, or embed the tracker. Every figure names its source and date.
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Email info@othermile.comMade in Calgary. Follow along on Instagram, in Border news and on the blog. Estimates, not customs advice.