01 / WHY IT MATTERS
A person can infer what a product is, how two options relate and whether it suits them. A commerce system needs those relationships made explicit before it can reliably use them.
A person recognizes an object, its purpose and its differences.
Product data names identity, attributes, relationships and offers.
A system can then interpret the facts within its own rules and limits.
ONE INVENTED PRODUCT / THREE LEVELS
WHAT WE KNOW MATTERS
A value is supported and can be stated.
The fact is not known yet.
The field does not describe this product.
A value exists but is intentionally not shared.
WHY NOW
Apparel, furniture, appliances, dairy, steel, aluminum, pulp and paper, plastics and electronics are among the sectors named in current Canadian tariff measures. CCFP does not track tariffs or predict outcomes. We use invented products from these trade-exposed categories to make the data problem concrete.
Government of Canada: current tariff responseTHE BOUNDARY
Platforms still apply their own policies, eligibility rules, ranking systems and commercial logic. A complete product record can reduce ambiguity; it does not guarantee inclusion, visibility, recommendation or growth.
See the canonical model