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Americans are now allowed to spend more than 40 times as much as their northern neighbours without paying duty on products shipped from abroad, as a result of a new law.

Last week President Barack Obama signed a bill vastly expanding the duty-free exemption for products imported by mail – the new $800 (U.S.) limit quadruples the previous amount, which was already multiple times higher than Canada’s $20 (Canadian) exemption.

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There’s pressure on the Canadian government in the runup to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Washington to narrow that gap, with the pressure coming from pockets of the U.S. government and industry.

One business group has even sought to enlist Canadian customers by circulating an online petition asking people to add their names if they want to stop paying what it calls an unfair duty.

“The gap is unsustainable in our integrated economy,” said Maryscott Greenwood of the Canadian American Business Council, which started the petition.