Peter's Wooden Toys
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Ottawa, Ontario · Online shop · peterswoodentoys.ca
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Peter shapes and hand-sands pine into planes, boats, trains, trucks, animals and puzzles, left unpainted so the grain shows.
Currently we are not shipping to the United Stated due to the uncertainty of the imposed tariffs.Source: peterswoodentoys.ca, Sep 9, 2026
Wooden toys and puzzles carry the US Section 338 duty of 50% as of August 22, 2026. Peter's Wooden Toys has stopped shipping to the United States, and its FAQ names the tariffs as the reason.
In their own words
Currently we are not shipping to the United Stated due to the uncertainty of the imposed tariffs.
Peter's Wooden Toys · peterswoodentoys.ca
The maker's own FAQ says US shipping has stopped because of tariff uncertainty.
We are a small, family-run local business that primarily serves the Ottawa/Gatineau region.
Peter's Wooden Toys · peterswoodentoys.ca
The FAQ describes the shop as a small, family-run local operation focused on the Ottawa/Gatineau area.
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Made in Canada
Each toy is selected, cut, shaped and sanded by hand in Ottawa, and the shop sells at Ottawa craft fairs with pickup in Alta Vista.
On the tariff list
- HTS 9503.00.00 · Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dollsʼ carriages; dolls, other toys; reduced-scale (“scaleˮ) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds; parts and accessories thereof · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Hand-made wooden toys and puzzles, sold in categories including Airplanes, Animals, Boats, Cars, Trains, Trucks and Puzzles: "Handcrafted wooden toys lovingly made in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada"
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- peterswoodentoys.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Handcrafted wooden toys lovingly made in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- peterswoodentoys.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Peter's Wooden Toys is a small business based in Ottawa that produces handcrafted wooden toys. Each toy is made by selecting pine, custom shaping the wood, and sanding it by hand.
- peterswoodentoys.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Currently we are not shipping to the United Stated due to the uncertainty of the imposed tariffs.
- peterswoodentoys.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
I am a retired engineer who enjoys woodworking and making not so perfect simple wooden toys. As most of these hobbies evolved, I started making toys for my children... This is strictly a hobby, as the financial return is somewhat sparse as any hand craft artisan can attest.
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