Makers

Richmond Hill, Ontario · Shopify shop

A studio in a warehouse north of Toronto builds wooden-crate mysteries and boxed puzzle games, priced in US dollars on its Shopify store: the US$225 HASTUR crate, the US$75 Dead Man's Tale escape-room game and the US$75 Doomensions pop-up escape room, the US$95 Curious Correspondence Master Collection of cipher chapters and US$45 PostMortem murder-mystery case files, each packed with forged documents, lost journals, aged newspaper clippings, maps, scrolls, coins and custom-made statues and artifacts.

MPC sells what it calls "Immersive Mystery & Puzzle Games Delivered to Your Door", boxed puzzle experiences that fall under HTS 9503.00.00, the toys and puzzles of all kinds line on the CBP Section 338 list, which carries a 50% additional duty on entry to the United States, in effect since August 22, 2026. On the US$225 HASTUR crate that is roughly US$112 in duty before shipping, and on a US$75 Dead Man's Tale about US$38. MPC has published nothing about the measure; its FAQ says only that stock moves to "our various fulfilment locations in the US, CA and UK", so the duty falls on the company at import rather than on the buyer at the door. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Toronto, Ontario · Own site

Small businessA product line hit

Behind a Bloor Street West storefront, Toronto Hockey Repair cuts and sews custom goal pads, catch gloves, blockers, arm and chest protectors and shin pads under its THR, Terminater, Arcadi and Pro Guard labels, in clarino leather and heavy duty tufflon nylon, with calf protectors and knee cradles standard and a choice of toe buckles or a toe bridge lace system.

Goal pads, catchers, blockers, chest and arm protectors and shin pads are ice hockey equipment other than balls and skates, HTS 9506.99.25 on the CBP Section 338 list, so every custom pad Toronto Hockey Repair sews on Bloor Street and ships to an American goalie or dealer now carries a 50% duty on top of the price, in effect since August 22, 2026. Its repair price list is quoted in US funds and it says it serves “individual players, hockey teams and dealers throughout Canada and the United States”, so the duty lands on an established cross-border trade rather than an occasional order. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Montreal, Quebec · Own site

Large companyMain products hit

CCM sells the full kit out of Montreal: Ribcor, JetSpeed, Tacks and Vizion sticks, player and goalie skates such as the Tacks XR and Jetspeed FT8 Pro, plus helmets, gloves, pants, shoulder and shin pads, goalie gear, sledge hockey wood sticks and apparel.

And then as nothing happened, they kind of came back and said, 'We can't cover this, so we're gonna have to increase pricing.' · mprnews.org, Sep 8, 2026