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Toronto, Ontario · Shopify shop

Bernard Hellen — "dr. mini" — resin-prints miniature figures and scenery for model railroaders out of a unit on Sterling Road in Toronto: birds, farm and wild animals, aquatic life, people, vehicles, objects and oddities in HO, S, N and O scale, plus more than 300 MINIME figures he 3D-scans from real people, every piece printed to order and painted by hand if the buyer asks.

I've probably had about 50 order cancellations this morning alone · winnipegsun.com, Aug 24, 2026

Vancouver, British Columbia · Shopify shop

Sterling Oehlschlager carves solid hardwood into lighting at 780 East Cordova Street in East Vancouver: the Nimbus linear pendant from $1,780 CAD cut from a single piece of hardwood, the stepped-baffle Apollo pendant from $2,240, the Arborlux and Chaparral families of pendants, wall sconces, $550 table lamps and floor lamps to $2,450 that pair carved wood with hand-blown glass spheres, plus replacement globes, G4 12V LED bulbs and dimmable drivers.

Oehl's pendants and wall sconces are electric ceiling and wall lighting fittings built to run solely on LED sources, HTS 9405.11.80 on the CBP Section 338 list, so every Nimbus, Apollo, Arborlux or Chaparral fixture shipped to an American customer carries a 50% duty on top of the price, in effect since August 22, 2026 — $1,120 on the $2,240 Apollo Pendant. The Arborlux and Chaparral table and floor lamps join them at 50% under HTS 9405.21.80 when the list expands on September 15, 2026. The studio sells straight into that market — "Yes! We offer standard international shipping to the UK and USA", with a United States / USD option in the store's country selector and 120V LED drivers listed for USA and Canada — and has published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Ottawa, Ontario · Shopify shop

Cassy Ladner paints wildlife and nature in acrylic and mixed media from a home studio in Ottawa: originals on 1.5-inch gallery-wrapped canvas from a $200 14-inch round up to $975 for a 24-by-36, smaller originals on paper from $45, and made-to-order paper prints of her own paintings at about $50, with pieces also hanging at Art House Ottawa, Zola's and Art Apothecary in Gananoque.

New tariffs are making it more expensive for Canadian artists to ship original artwork to the USA. · instagram.com, Aug 25, 2026

Vancouver, British Columbia · Squarespace shop

Mario prints tabletop wargaming tokens to order in Vancouver — status-effect, soul, corpse, dig-in and hunger-and-torment markers, full colour-coded army token sets for Warmachine armies from Jungle Trolls to Vampire Elves at $15 to $40 CDN, seasonal upgrade packs and $10 command card decks — each token a printed paper sticker inset into a 3D-printed disc, with STL files sold for players who print their own.

This 50% tariff comes from the invocation of Section 338 of the US Tariff act. · centuriontactics.ca, Sep 9, 2026

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta · Squarespace shop

Natural Canadian Fur Products turns wild-trapped (mostly Alberta) beaver, otter, fisher, lynx, muskrat and fox into trapper hats, pillbox and roller hats, gauntlet mitts, mukluks and parkas from a Fort Saskatchewan shop, priced from CA$525 for a lynx pillbox to CA$3,295 for a sheared beaver bomber, and sells dressed pelts on the side.

Its gauntlet mitts, hats, mukluks and parkas are articles of apparel and clothing accessories of furskin, HTS 4303.10.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, carrying an additional 50% duty since August 22, 2026, and the dressed otter and fisher pelts it sells alongside them fall under HTS 4302.19.30, which the September 8 White House annex adds at 50% from September 15, 2026 — so a CA$695 beaver gauntlet and a CA$295 otter pelt both cross the border at half again their price. Separately, the shop already tells American buyers that "products made from/containing Seal cannot be imported into the United States." · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Cochrane, Alberta · Wix shop

Sam and her mum, Mama Lily, hand-knit made-to-order Christmas stockings in six styles out of Cochrane, Alberta — Themed and Custom Mash Up at CA$155, Cable Knit, Vintage Holiday, Fair Isle and Nordic Inspired at CA$145, plus matching mini pet stockings at $80 — each drawn up from scratch with the buyer's own colours, names and motifs and knit over 20 to 30 hours.

A hand-knit Christmas stocking is an article for Christmas festivities under HTS 9505.10.25, a line on the CBP Section 338 list — CBP put a knitted-fabric Christmas stocking on exactly that subheading in ruling N323824 — so every stocking Lily N' Stitch ships to an American family now carries a 50% duty on top of the price, in effect since August 22, 2026. On the shop's own CA$155 themed stocking that is about $77.50 in duty on a piece that took 20 to 30 hours to knit, and the shop quotes one flat cross-border rate for it: "There is a $20 flat rate for Canadian and US orders, with orders over $400 shipping free." Lily N' Stitch has published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Calgary, Alberta · Shopify shop

Solomon and Marissa McCann build made-to-order solid hardwood furniture in a home wood shop just north of Calgary: dining tables from the $3,465 Wrenley up to the $6,015 Empire, Lida and Maia coffee tables, the Soleil cabinet, Hygge and Soleil nightstands and the $4,530 Kaden bedframe, each cut from red oak, maple, ash, white oak or black walnut, stained to the buyer's choice, on a ten to fourteen week lead time.

Out Of The Woodwork's dining tables, coffee tables and cabinets are other wooden furniture under HTS 9403.60.80, and its bedframes and nightstands are wooden bedroom furniture under HTS 9403.50.90; both lines sit on the CBP Section 338 list carrying a 50% additional duty in effect since August 22, 2026. The McCanns' FAQ says "because we are a small, custom company we do ship to the USA however customs broker fees are at the expense to the client as well as shipping / crating costs which can range from approx $2500-$4500 depending on the piece", so a $4,530 Kaden bedframe crossing to an American buyer now carries roughly $2,265 in duty on top of the price, the crating and the broker fees. They have published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Okotoks, Alberta · Shopify shop

Fortunato and Athena Taddei build a 105-piece catalogue in Okotoks, Alberta: the $2,200 Big Horn Coffee Table and $575 Colt accent tables in solid black walnut and ash, sixteen hardwood-and-cowhide benches from the $1,400 Longview to the $2,900 Blairmore, the Bison Lounge Chair, Cumulus wood-and-cowhide trays, wood Elk, Doe, Longhorn and Fawn lamp bases from $370 to $1,330, and some thirty designer lamp shades, most $250, printed on 100% cotton over styrene.

Taddei's coffee and accent tables are other wooden furniture, HTS 9403.60.80 on the CBP Section 338 list, and its cotton-on-styrene lamp shades are parts of luminaires under HTS 9405.99.40 — both carrying a 50% duty on top of the price since August 22, 2026, which puts $1,100 of duty on the $2,200 Big Horn Coffee Table and $125 on a $250 shade. The wood floor and table lamp bases join them at 50% under HTS 9405.29.80 when the list expands on September 15, 2026. The studio ships south on request — "Shipping to the United States Please inquire by email for rates and availability" — and has published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Toronto, Ontario · Own site

Alex Furs cuts, sews and finishes fur coats, jackets, capes, stoles, boleros, collars and hats above a Spadina Avenue boutique in Toronto, working in mink, broadtail, chinchilla, Russian sable, fox, lynx, beaver, marten and Persian lamb, and taking bespoke commissions that start from a drafted pattern and a muslin fitting before the fur is cut.

Fur coats, jackets, capes and hats are articles of apparel and clothing accessories of furskin, HTS 4303.10.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, so a 50% duty has sat on top of every Alex Furs garment entering the United States since August 22, 2026. The boutique prices its pieces in US dollars, from a US $1,500 blue fox trooper hat to a US $80,800 Barguzin Russian sable, and ships "by Canada Post and by postal services around the world", so the duty lands on the American customer at the border. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Calgary, Alberta · Shopify shop

GooseMinis prints tabletop gaming miniatures to order in resin and filament out of a Calgary shop — dragons, undead, orcs and goblins, sea creatures, sci-fi troopers and anthropomorphic animals from licensed sculptors like Epic Miniatures, Goetia and Rocket Pig — alongside Printable Scenery terrain and dungeon tiles, laser-cut and sculpted bases, paint and tokens.

Tabletop miniatures and scale terrain are "dolls, other toys; reduced-scale ("scale") models" under HTS 9503.00.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, carrying a 50% additional duty since August 22, 2026. GooseMinis runs a US storefront priced in USD and its shipping policy already puts the border charges on the buyer — "Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply" — so an American gamer's $43.99 dragon now arrives with half its value again in duty. The shop has not said publicly what that has done to its US orders. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Toronto, Ontario · Own site

New York Furs has cut and finished fur garments on Adelaide Street in Toronto's fashion district since 1923, today at 342 Adelaide St West, showing "fur coats, shawls, scarves, hats, trimmed hoods, and custom garments" in its showroom and doing cold storage, cleaning, repairs and restyling for coats clients already own.

Fur coats, capes, vests, hats and trimmed hoods are articles of apparel and clothing accessories of furskin, HTS 4303.10.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, so a garment cut in the Adelaide Street workroom and sold to an American client has carried a 50% US duty under HTS 4303.10.00 since August 22, 2026. New York Furs sells from its showroom rather than an online store and its site says nothing about the duty. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Toronto, Ontario · Shopify shop

Posterjack turns customers' own photographs into wall art at a print shop on Brown's Line in Etobicoke: canvas, acrylic, HD and brushed metal, wood and framed prints, satin, glossy, metallic pearl and fine art paper prints, plus layflat photo books, calendars, folded cards, coasters and photo mugs.

Posterjack's photo prints, poster prints and fine art prints are printed pictures and photographs under HTS 4911.91.40 on the CBP Section 338 list, carrying an added 50% duty since August 22, 2026. The company's American storefront, posterjack.com, is run by the same Ontario corporation from the same Etobicoke address - its privacy policy states "posterjack.com is an offering from Online Print Decor Inc., 77 Brown's Line, Unit D, Toronto, ON, M8W 3S2" - so the prints it ships to customers across the continental United States cross the border on that line. Posterjack has published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

London, Ontario · Online shop

Size not statedMain products hit

Eagle Hockey sews custom pro hockey gloves in Canada from its London, Ontario headquarters — the four-roll Aero Custom Pro at CAD$259.99 in Portofino synthetic leather or Tuff-Tek — alongside Aero Custom Pro pants with a removable lower shell, Team Pants, Talon Series shoulder pads and Aero Pro player, coach and goalie bags.

Due to recent changes in U.S. government tariff regulations, all orders shipped to the United States may be subject to import duty fees. These additional charges are imposed by U.S. Customs and are the sole responsibility of the customer. · eaglehockey.com, Sep 9, 2026

Cumberland House, Saskatchewan · Wix shop

Small businessA product line hit

Michela Carriere guides canoe trips and land-based retreats in the Saskatchewan River Delta near Cumberland House and sells her sewing and beadwork through the same site under the name Âski Beadworks: made-to-order beaver fur mitts at $600 a pair, a beaded pair in Metis floral design, and beaded earrings.

Beaver fur mitts are articles of apparel and clothing accessories of furskin, HTS 4303.10.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, so a $600 pair sent to an American buyer has carried a 50% US duty under HTS 4303.10.00 since August 22, 2026. Carriere ships from an off-grid home with no road access and has not said publicly what the duty has done to her orders. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Thornhill, Ontario · Shopify shop

Small businessA product line hit

Tammy Heyman hand-paints ceramics in a Thornhill home studio: $22 Christmas ornaments - the Holiday Star, Holiday Oblong, Holiday Curvy Retro and Small Round - beside $26 to $30 mugs, $72 teapots, $95 cake stands, $68 milk-bag pitchers, berry bowls, butter crocks and salt and pepper sets, every piece made to order and glazed by her husband.

Tariffs may apply to orders to the US, payable to the shipping carrier; this is due to recent United States cross-border regulations. · ladybirdceramics.ca, Sep 10, 2026

Hanover, Ontario · Shopify shop

Mid-sized companyMain products hit

West Bros builds bedroom, dining, workspace and occasional pieces to order at 582 14th Street in Hanover, Ontario — the Adler, Camber, Corsa, Curva, Fulton, Jensen, Phase and Serra collections of beds, dressers, night stands, dining tables and desks — cut from white oak, walnut, maple and cherry, with every drawer box in the plant built from solid maple using English dovetail construction.

West Bros' beds, dressers and night stands are wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom, HTS 9403.50.90, and its dining tables and occasional pieces are other wooden furniture, HTS 9403.60.80 — both on the CBP Section 338 list, both carrying a 50% additional duty on entry to the United States since August 22, 2026. That falls across half the company's dealer base: "We serve over 200 authorized furniture retailers across Canada and the United States, supply leading North American furniture brands through OEM manufacturing partnerships, and provide custom furniture solutions for commercial, hospitality, and institutional clients worldwide." On August 26, 2026 the Owen Sound Sun-Times named West Bros among the largest wood furniture manufacturers in Grey-Bruce and reported that the company did not return its calls; the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario, which counts West Bros a member, told the paper that members exporting exclusively to the U.S. "are down by 40 per cent and restructuring." The company is still hiring in Hanover and has published nothing about the duty. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026