Canadian border guards waive duty fees at peak times

It turns out Canadian shoppers can sometimes get even better-than-expected savings by shopping in the U.S. if they time it right at the border crossing.

In-depth articles published earlier this month in the Vancouver Sun and other Canadian newspapers indicate that for the past 13 years, the Canada Border Services Agency has told officers to let travelers through the border without charging duty taxes at peak border times to avoid long lineups.