U.S. CUSTOMS ALERT: Executive Order Issued Exempting USMCA Products of Canada
The President has signed an Executive Order exempting products of Canada that qualify for duty free treatment pursuant to the terms of the USMCA agreement EFFECTIVE MARCH 7, 2025 at 12:01 am. **Notably, the effective date of the exemption is March 7, 2025 at 12:01 am. Accordingly, and unfortunately, any...Continue reading→
CANADA CUSTOMS ALERT: Canada’s Response to the U.S.’ Imposition of Tariffs (2025-1)
Effective March 4, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.). These tariffs only apply to goods originating from the U.S., which shall be considered as those goods eligible to be marked as a good of the U.S. in...Continue reading→
CBP Issues Official Notice of Canada and Mexico Tariffs; Additional 10% on China
CBP has issued official CSMS messages advising the threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effective March 4, 2025 at 12:01 am. All products of Canada and Mexico, as the same are defined in each respective notice, will be subject to an additional tariff rate of 25% with few exceptions. ...Continue reading→
Additional Steel and Aluminum Derivative HTS Numbers Published
The Annexes to the Presidential Proclamations pertaining to the Steel and Aluminum tariffs, which contain the lists of additional HTS numbers for steel and aluminum derivatives which will be subject to additional duty, have been officially published in the Federal Register. The list of additional aluminum derivative articles can be...Continue reading→
Aluminum Tariffs Executive Order Officially Signed
As expected, the President of the United States has officially signed the Executive Order modifying existing orders pertaining to tariffs on aluminum and aluminum derivative products (Note: the Order title references steel but the content pertains to aluminum). Most notably, the Order increases the amount of duty charged on aluminum...Continue reading→
Executive Order Signed Adjusting Tariffs On Steel and Steel Derivative Products
The President of the United States has signed an Executive Order modifying existing orders pertaining to tariffs on steel and steel derivative products. Very basically, effective March 12, 2025 at 12:01 am, any prior exemptions, exclusions, country-specific quota benefits, etc. will be terminated. Accordingly, all steel and steel derivative products which are currently subject...Continue reading→
New 10% China and Hong Kong Tariffs Now In Effect
The additional 10% tariffs on products of China AND Hong Kong, are now in effect as of 12:01 am EST today, February 4, 2025. In other words, any shipment with a CBP release date of February 4, 2025 or later will be subject to the new tariffs until further notice....Continue reading→
U.S. and Canada Reach Agreement, Pausing Tariffs
Per U.S. Customs and Border protection, and multiple new outlets, the United States and Canada have reached an agreement pausing tariffs on both sides for at least 30 days. CBP has issued an official CSMS message retracting its prior message regarding implementation of the tariffs. The content of that message...Continue reading→
Mexico Tariffs Delayed 1 Month, Continuing to Monitor Canada and China
Multiple news outlets are reporting that President Trump has reached an agreement with Mexico to delay the tariffs imposed on products of Mexico for one month. We continue to monitor the situation with Canada and China closely. We will provide further updates as the same become available.
Canada Customs Trade Alert: Additional Duties Imposed
As noted on Saturday (Canada’s Response to the 25% US Tariff on Most Canadian Goods | CSCB National Office), Canada has implemented a suite of measures to respond to the 25% tariff imposed by the United States on most Canadian goods. Since the initial announcement, the following additional information has...Continue reading→