Makers

Victoria, British Columbia · Wix shop

Jess M. writes, illustrates, prints and packs boxed puzzle games on Vancouver Island: 24-day puzzle quests like World Adventures and Wonderland that arrive as "24 daily stories and puzzles, professionally printed on 4"x6" postcards, all placed inside envelopes", the three-part detective game The disappearance of George Devenport with "35 pieces of physical evidence", whodunnits for families, and the Express Train to Paris murder mystery kit, at $15 to $45 CAD.

Because of these combined factors, I’ve had to pause shipping to both the US and Europe. · mysteryinteractive.com, Sep 9, 2026

Princeville, Quebec · Shopify shop

Lucie Côté's workshop on Rue St Pierre in Princeville, Quebec cuts and sews aviator hats, trapper hats and Russian ushankas from recycled beaver, mink, raccoon, fox, wolf and muskrat fur, alongside a line of plain leather aviator caps and vintage-style goggles.

The beaver, mink, raccoon, fox, wolf and muskrat hats Côté Cuir sews in Princeville are clothing accessories of furskin under HTS 4303.10.00, a line that has carried a 50% US duty under Section 338 since August 22, 2026. The shop offers "Free worldwide shipping on all our hats" and its shipping policy tells buyers that "Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply", so the added duty falls on the American customer at the door. The shop has posted nothing publicly about the tariff. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 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

Castlegar, British Columbia · Own site

Dave Francis carves basswood Santas by hand in Castlegar: 5-inch Tall Hat Santa head ornaments at $90 each, 6-inch Chubby Santas at $160 to $180, Santa figures from 9 to 18 inches at $200 to $700, one-off pieces like the 12-inch Polar Pals at $850, and carved Frosted Evergreen Trees from $150, each one painted and wax-finished by him.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff barrage against Canada has had far-reaching impacts in unexpected places. B.C.-based Santa ornament-carver Dave Francis is one of those impacted. · cbc.ca, Aug 26, 2026

Viscount, Saskatchewan · Wix shop

Fernand Boivin cuts and sews natural fur hats, mitts, headbands, ear muffs and scarves in beaver, coyote, raccoon, fox, lynx, fisher, otter and seal, plus leather mitts with fur trim, from a studio in the village of Viscount, Saskatchewan.

Fur hats, mitts, headbands and ear muffs are clothing accessories of furskin under HTS 4303.10.00, a line on the CBP Section 338 list carrying an extra 50% duty since August 22, 2026, so every pair of coyote mitts or lynx scarf Fernand Boivin ships to an American buyer costs half again at the border. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

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

North Vancouver, British Columbia · Shopify shop

Small businessA product line hit

Colleen and Blake cut and laser-engrave Western Red Cedar in North Vancouver, and their shop carries 38 cedar ornament designs, 37 of them at $12.99 and a customizable one from $21.99 — the "Moraine Lake Christmas Ornament – Banff", the "Gastown Steam Clock Vancouver Ornament", a "Snowman Ornament" — alongside magnets, keychains, bookmarks, coasters, charcuterie boards, cribbage boards and cedar LED lamps.

Tundra's cedar tree ornaments are Christmas ornaments under HTS 9505.10.25, which has carried a 50% US duty since August 22, 2026. The shop's own FAQ says "Yes. We ship across Canada and the United States, and select international shipping is available", and its wholesale page advertises "International wholesale & export experience", so the duty lands on its US retail orders and on any wholesale accounts it fills there. Tundra has published nothing about the tariff on its site or blog. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Stratford, Ontario · Shopify shop

Small businessA product line hit

Tina Logassi sculpts, sews and paints seasonal decor in a Stratford, Ontario studio: a $75 Clay Sculpted Krampus Christmas Ornament about 4 inches tall, "Cast from my original hand-sculpted clay design" and finished with Tibetan lambswool hair, wired twine horns, rusty bells on a chain and a wooden "Krampusnacht Dec. 5" tag; 17-inch Krampus and Father Christmas figures in velvet and wool trim; coffee-stained muslin Santas; whimsical hand-sewn Christmas trees — alongside the wool-blend felt, DMC floss, Miyuki beads, PDF patterns and craft kits she sells to other makers.

Pre-Paid Duties to the USA are included in USD pricing. · primheirloomdesigns.ca, Aug 25, 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

Delta, British Columbia · Squarespace shop

Small businessA product line hit

Tara Pawson blows glass one piece at a time outside Vancouver: $35 hanging ornaments in Rainbow Brite, Cranberry, Cobalt, Frozen, Blossom and Meadow, a $30 Christmas Lump of Coal Ornament, $30 West Coast Raindrops, $35 Heavy Heart paperweights, $55 Double Bubble terrariums, $45 tumblers and $60 bowls, alongside custom cremation memorial keepsakes with the ashes encased in the glass.

Hand-blown decorative glass - the hanging ornaments, West Coast Raindrops, Heavy Heart paperweights and Double Bubble terrariums - is glassware for indoor decoration valued over $5 each, HTS 7013.99.90 on the CBP Section 338 list, so every piece Pawson ships to an American buyer carries a 50% duty on top of the price, in effect since August 22, 2026: about $17.50 on a $35 ornament. Tara Blown Glass has published nothing about the measure. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026

Jarvis, Ontario · Shopify shop

Small businessA product line hit

Brothers Marc and Réal Michaud fill a Jarvis, Ontario storefront with dozens of wooden games — a $199.95 crokinole board, cribbage boards from $24.95, chess, Chinese checkers, Snakes & Ladders, Rummoli, Dice Poker — and a smaller line of hardwood boxes: felt-lined jewelry boxes in cherry or walnut at $34.95, two- and three-inch trinket boxes, and a rock maple seven-day pill box.

Unfortunately, we are not shipping to the USA at this time due to ongoing customs, tariff, and border issues. · michaudtoys.org, Sep 9, 2026

Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec · Own site

Small businessA product line hit

In the old village schoolhouse at Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, two papetiers pull cotton sheets by hand at a vat — "deux tonnes de coton par année pour une production de 40 000 feuilles de papier" — then turn them into the boutique's goods: hand-folded envelopes, "Les enveloppes de papier Saint-Gilles 100% coton sont faites au tamis ensuite pliées et collées à la main une par une"; a $49.95 Cahier de poésie, "Cahier à couverture souple de texture « dentelle » contenant 24 pages 7x10 avec rabat et corde pour le tenir fermé"; soft-bound Cahiers Faune et Flore; loose 220 and 450 gsm writing and artist sheets; and screenprints and reproductions by Charlevoix artists printed on the same paper.

Envelopes of paper are HTS 4817.10.00 and bound notebooks are HTS 4820.10.20, both on the CBP Section 338 list at a 50% additional duty since August 22, 2026. So the hand-folded envelopes and the hand-bound cahiers this Charlevoix mill sells now cost an American buyer half as much again at the border, while the loose cotton sheets that are its signature fall under handmade paper, a line the list does not touch. The Papeterie has published nothing about the measure and the stockists it names — Librairie Médiaspaul in Montreal, Librairie Pantoute, the Boutique du MNBAQ and Librairie le Derwydd — are all in Quebec. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026