Canadian exporters across a wide range of industries have a way to escape U.S. President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs.

That escape hatch is compliance with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the three-way free trade deal signed by Trump back in 2018.

U.S. and Canadian officials have said the across-the-board tariffs Trump is threatening to impose on Aug. 1 won't apply to goods that comply with the terms of CUSMA .

Trade policy experts say the vast majority of Canadian exports can qualify for this exemption, and that's leading to a stampede of companies rushing to do the paperwork to get their products deemed compliant.

Here's what you need to know about CUSMA compliance and how it could protect much of Canada's cross-border trade from Trump's tariffs.

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