Save $7–$10 on Canada Orders with Smarter Shipment Routing
Many brands ship through high-tax provinces (≈12%) by default.
OpenBorder routes eligible shipments through four low-tax provinces (≈5%), helping you save around 7% in tax per order or roughly $7–$10 saved every time.
And it all works without requiring major operational changes.
OpenBorder routes eligible shipments through four low-tax provinces (≈5%), helping you save around 7% in tax per order or roughly $7–$10 saved every time.
And it all works without requiring major operational changes.
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You Could Be Paying 12% Tax, When You Only Need to Pay 5%
Most D2C brands rely on carriers who default to a single 12% tax rate across Canada.
That’s because they import everything through high-tax hubs — even when your customers are in lower-tax regions.
That’s because they import everything through high-tax hubs — even when your customers are in lower-tax regions.
How OpenBorder Reduces Canada Tax from 12% to 5%.
In Canada, most cross-border setups apply a flat 12% tax rate across the entire country.
OpenBorder’s intelligent routing automatically directs shipments through four low-tax provinces (≈5%) wherever possible, reducing your effective tax cost while keeping everything compliant.
OpenBorder’s intelligent routing automatically directs shipments through four low-tax provinces (≈5%) wherever possible, reducing your effective tax cost while keeping everything compliant.
Smart Import Routing
We identify the lowest-tax fulfillment routes across Canada.
OpenBorder’s Network Fulfillment
Inventory moves through low tax regional provinces instead of high tax provinces.
Instant 7% Tax Reduction
12% becomes 5% where eligible. That’s ≈7% less tax per qualifying order — without requiring major operational changes.
Add 1–2% More Savings Across Payments, FX, and Platform Fees
By combining tax optimization, local payment processing, and platform-level efficiencies, we help you save more on every eligible order — often another 1–2% on top of your tax advantage.
Local Payment Processing
Save
~1–2%
- When your Canadian customers pay through a U.S. payment processor, every transaction is treated as international, triggering cross-border and card-network fees of 2.5–3%.
- OpenBorder processes payments locally in Canada through our Canadian entity, so those same transactions are treated as domestic.
- That instantly brings processing fees down to ~1–1.5%, saving roughly 1%–2% per transaction.
Lower FX Conversion Fees
Save
0.5–1%
- Most U.S. merchants receive payouts in USD from thousands of small CAD transactions.
- Each of those conversions incurs its own FX spread and processor markup (typically 1.5–2% per order).
- OpenBorder eliminates that inefficiency by collecting all payments in CAD, then making one consolidated CAD→USD conversion at institutional rates.
- The result? FX costs fall to around 0.5–1%, instead of 1.5–2%.
No Shopify DDP Tax Fee
Save
0.5%
- If you use Shopify’s Delivered Duties Paid (DDP) setup, the platform charges 0.5% per order to calculate Canadian duties and taxes.
- OpenBorder includes that calculation natively in our platform fee — so you don’t pay Shopify’s extra 0.5%.
Together, these efficiencies add another 1–2% savings in total order value, on top of the 7% tax differential OpenBorder unlocks.
Go Global in Weeks, Openborder Takes Care of Everything
OpenBorder isn’t just for Canada. We are your all-in-one partner for cross-border expansion helping brands launch in new markets faster, and cheaper.
Localized Checkout
Local currency and Local payments
Guaranteed duties & tax accuracy (OpenTax)
Delivery promise & shipping profiles
Growth Tools To Increase Conversion
A/B shipping & price tests
Country-specific CRO modules
International profitability dashboard
Compliance & Risk
Importer of Record / Merchant of Record
Product compliance checks
Customs, duties, and tariff management
International Fulfillment
Cross-border or local fulfillment
Multi-origin routing
Local returns
With Openborder,
Unlock New Channels: Turn on Amazon & TikTok Shop Globally
Your top products aren’t just DTC winners they can win on Amazon and TikTok Shop in new markets where competition is lower and conversion is higher.
Amazon (UK, EU, MX, CA, AU)
No entity or VAT setup
Prime-ready delivery
Automatic FBA labeling, routing & replenishment
Taxes, duties, and compliance done for you
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TikTok Shop UK
Plug in → route inventory → go live
MOR + duties handled
Local delivery = better conversion
Zero additional operational work
Turn two high-growth channels into global engines with the same team, same workflow, same products.
TESTIMONIALS
Success Stories from Global Brands
Bloom
OpenBorder's partnership fueled Bloom's international sales on marketplaces like Amazon UK and Mexico, and TikTok Shop UK, achieving a more than 3X increase. OpenBorder helped with streamlined compliance and market entry, brand control and growth across channels, and optimized cross-border operations.
Mari Llewellyn | Co -founder, Bloom Nutrition
+3X
Increase in international revenue within 12 months
40%
Conversion rate increase in 30 days
Turntable Lab
"OpenBorder's customer success team has been a game-changer for our international expansion. Their expert guidance and hands-on support have helped us navigate the complexities of cross-border shipping with ease. Thanks to their proactive approach, we’ve achieved up to a 40x return on ad spend in certain international markets. OpenBorder isn’t just a shipping provider they’re a true partner in our growth and profitability."
Anthony Cattarina | CEO, Turntable Lab
2X
Increase in international revenue in 1 month
40x+
ROAS in some international markets
Obvi
"We initially saw international as a secondary revenue stream, but the numbers don’t lie our international markets grew at nearly 7x the rate of our domestic business in 2024. OpenBorder isn’t just moving our products; they’ve helped us think strategically about global growth, market by market, channel by channel."
Ronak Shah | Co-Founder & CEO, Obvi
7X
Increase in international revenue within 12 months
30%
of revenue from International markets
Start Paying 5% Where You Can, and Save $7–$10 Per Order.
See how much you could save with OpenBorder’s optimized routing, local entity setup, and fee structure.
