COVID\u002D19: Border stats show B.C. imports fell 23 per cent as restrictions took hold
Nationally, the figure fell from 1.7 million commercial shipments to 1.2 million over the same period.
Graham Robins, president of Surrey-based A&A Customs Brokers, said his business had seen a 25 per cent drop after the Canada/U.S. border closed on March 21. “It was all from the sudden drop in demand when sectors like retail simply stopped ordering,” he said. “The trickle-down effect was incredible.”
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