{"id":29,"date":"2021-07-20T05:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T05:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ringspo.com\/ca\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2023-11-10T01:37:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:37:08","slug":"importing-diamond-engagement-ring-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ringspo.com\/ca\/importing-diamond-engagement-ring-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing a diamond or engagement ring into Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Importing a diamond ring into Canada<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Everything you need to know about importing an engagement ring or any other diamond jewelry into Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you are looking for the best places to buy an engagement ring in Canada<\/a> and finding that your local Peoples<\/a>, Birks<\/a>, Charm <\/a>or Michael Hill <\/a>just isn\u2019t cutting it, you may be wondering importing an engagement ring could offer more choice, and better value than local jewellers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is, it almost certainly will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US is home to the biggest online jewellers in the world, with a huge selection of diamonds that even the best Canadian jewellers just can\u2019t match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retailers like James Allen<\/a> or Brilliant Earth<\/a> have hundreds of thousands of diamonds available at any one time, which means more choice and more value for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are a few things to think about before deciding whether importing a diamond ring into Canada is the right choice for you.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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1. Foreign Exchange rates
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The relative strength of the Canadian dollar to the US$ can play a huge part in how attractive it is to import a diamond or engagement ring into Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the last 12 months since the time of writing, the US dollar has hit the following extremes agains the Canadian dollar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n