All articles tagged with “Rules Of Origin”.
CUSMA rewrote tariff treatment when it took effect July 1, 2020, but the supply chain story most people missed was the impact on warehouse operations. The agreement split imports into high-ROO goods (zero tariff, fast clearance) and non-qualifying goods (10–25% duty, tariff-timing strategy). Bonded warehouse went from optional to essential.
CUSMA changed how Canadian customs treats rules of origin verification. ROO documentation is now a release blocker, not a parallel process. Importers who haven't adjusted their dock-to-stock SLAs are adding 2–3 unexpected days of dwell.
The CUSMA agreement took effect July 1, 2020, rewiring North American tariff schedules. If you warehouse goods crossing the border, your Rules of Origin compliance window is now tighter than it was under NAFTA. Most importers haven't adjusted their consolidation and drayage timing to match, and the dock-to-stock cost shows it.
When CUSMA took effect on July 1, 2020, importers couldn't clear goods without solid origin proof. That shifted inventory strategy, dock timing, and warehouse economics in ways the supply chain still hasn't fully absorbed. The warehouse floor is still catching up.