New U.S. Tariffs beginning Aug.19, 2026

Important Update for Our Valued U.S. Customers - 

ITLA must temporarily pause U.S. orders beginning August 7, 2026 until late August 2026.  Please note U.S. customers will not be able to load a shopping cart during this time.

In the Spirit of Transparency ...

President Donald Trump signed three proclamations on July 20, 2026, invoking Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a 50% additional tariff on targeted Canadian goods, effective August 19, 2026. These tariffs override normal USMCA/CUSMA rules, applying to specified products including Canadian-made scale-model kits.

This new U.S. Section 338 tariff affecting our Canadian-made scale-model kits is scheduled to take effect on August 19, 2026. Unless changed through negotiation or further government action, the additional U.S. import tariff will be set at 50% of the purchased product price.

Unlike previous U.S. tariffs, this Section 338 tariff overrides our current duty-free protection of our Canadian-made products under the USMCA/CUSMA trade agreement.

ITLA must temporarily pause new U.S. orders beginning August 7, 2026 and reopen them once the final tariff is understood, calculated and collected correctly. 

When U.S. ordering resumes, IF NECESSARY we will use Delivered-Duty-Paid checkout pricing. Any applicable tariff—whether the final rate is 50%, or a reduced rate will be clearly shown and prepaid by the customer at checkout.

Please note…this is a U.S. government import duty, not an ITLA price increase, and the tariff amount is not retained by ITLA.

We will process existing U.S. orders through our system as quickly as possible and ship them in advance of the Aug. 19, 2026 deadline to avoid this new potential tariff.

Please note that we remain committed to serving our valued U.S. customers and will communicate the final arrangements upon reopening U.S. ordering.

Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Sincerely,

Renée & Nick Masney

ITLA Scale Models Inc.