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

May 26, 2026

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5 min read

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

May 19, 2026

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5 min read

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

May 12, 2026

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10 min read

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

May 5, 2026

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9 min read

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
Trevor Ryhorchuk
Buy Canadian threshold drops to $5M on June 15 — what to register before then

Apr 28, 2026

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9 min read

Buy Canadian threshold drops to $5M on June 15 — what to register before then

A 5x widening of the federal procurement pool for Canadian-content bidders. The setup window closes June 15.

Trevor Ryhorchuk
Trevor Ryhorchuk
Tariff Relief Programs: What to File Before June

Apr 21, 2026

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11 min read

Tariff Relief Programs: What to File Before June

Three programs. Three deadlines. One decision framework for what to file before June.

Trevor Ryhorchuk
Trevor Ryhorchuk
CUSMA Rules of Origin: What Three Government Sources Are Saying Right Now

Apr 14, 2026

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1 min read

CUSMA Rules of Origin: What Three Government Sources Are Saying Right Now

Issue 001 | We heard you. Here's your briefing.

Trevor Ryhorchuk
Trevor Ryhorchuk

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