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What gear costs: tariffs, prices and the companies behind it.

The 50 Percent Tariff Is Now A Line Item In Every Gear Budget

New U.S. duties on Canadian imports hit sticks and skates, and the people buying gear by the case are already rewriting their budgets.

New duties target Canadian-made equipment, but Bauer, CCM, and most sticks ship from China and dodge the tax.

White House tariffs on Canadian hockey goods threaten to raise prices on gear largely made elsewhere.