CUSMA compliant question? | Selling

rdemaree · 2025-09-02T10:52:34.137000Z

So I mostly sell handmade art supplies in my shop but I also sell some of the raw materials that I use to make those art supplies. I am confused if my raw materials would qualiy for CUSMA. I will give a few examples. -Most of the dry color pigments that I use to make my paints come from China in large 20kg bags. I sell this raw materials broken down into 4 oz. small plastic jars that are made in the usa and then I afix a label that I make here in Canada. I am curious if this would count for CUSMA? The jar and label are north american and the product inside is broken down from a larger quantity of the product (transformation?) which is from China. The labor of putting the material in the jar and making and affixing the label is done by me (in Canada). Would this count for CUSMA? Another question is if I am selling a set of half oz. small jars which is custom curated on which dry color pigments I include in it, does this warrant it more as a unique product in which would qualify for CUSMA since I am curating the set of colors? (same material situation as above btw) Another example I have which I practically KNOW wouldnt qualify for CUSMA is that I sell empty metal tubes that I use to store my handmade paint but those tubes are from China. For that raw material I literally do nothing other than pull 10 out of my pile of 1000's and put it in a box for a customer. No transformation really takes place other than taking 10 out of 3000 tubes and no North American products are used in that product. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks -Ryan

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