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April CPI 2.8%, USDCAD 1.3809 — the landed-cost math for $100K monthly USD payables

If you’re an SME importer carrying USD-denominated payables and any non-trivial freight component, three signals landed in the past week from three different agencies. They compound on one number: the CAD-equivalent landed cost per USD payable on your June invoices.

Trevor Ryhorchuk

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May 26, 2026


Wholesale machinery +6.5%, USD up 1.1% — and Section 17 routes the duty bill to you

Wholesale machinery +6.5%, USD up 1.1% — and Section 17 routes the duty bill to you

If you're a CARM-enrolled importer carrying USD-denominated payables on machinery or computer/communications imports, three signals from three different agencies landed in the past two weeks — and they compound on the same line: the highest-month duty-and-tax A/R figure your next October 20 RPP security review will read.

Trevor Ryhorchuk

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May 19, 2026

Three 2026 changes, one RPP security review — May 6 helps a narrow slice

Three 2026 changes, one RPP security review — May 6 helps a narrow slice

Section 17, the May 6 surtax expansion, and StatCan's March surplus all land inside the October 20 to October 19 RPP review window. Only one moves cash — and only for some.

Trevor Ryhorchuk

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May 12, 2026

Your January 1 HS code may already be wrong — Chapters 28, 29, 73, 81

Your January 1 HS code may already be wrong — Chapters 28, 29, 73, 81

Four months in, the 2026 Customs Tariff substituted classification numbers and pre-ambles in four chapters. Advance rulings in those chapters need a validity check.

Trevor Ryhorchuk

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