U.S. CUSTOMS ALERT: Reciprocal Tariffs
The President of the United States has signed, and the White House has published, an Executive Order outlining and imposing the long-threatened “reciprocal” tariffs on imports in the the United States. The Executive Order can be found HERE and the Fact Sheet can be found HERE. The annexes referenced in...Continue reading→
CARM ALERT: Financial Security Deadline Extension – May 20, 2025
Following up on a request made by a number of stakeholders, Treasury Board has approved a regulatory package for a 30-day extension to the period in which imported goods may be released prior to payment without giving financial security until May 20, 2025 at 3:00 am (EDT). An importer who...Continue reading→
CANADA CUSTOMS ALERT: Canada’s Response to U.S.’ Imposition of Tariffs (Steel and Aluminum)
Effective March 13, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion in products 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...Continue reading→
U.S. CUSTOMS ALERT: Commerce Certifies Readiness For Additional Steel and Aluminum Derivative Reporting
Late in the evening on March 11, 2025, CBP issued CSMS messages advising that the Secretary of Commerce has certified that “adequate systems are in place to fully, efficiently, and expediently process and collect tariff revenue” for the additional derivatives classified outside of chapters 73 for steel, and 76 for...Continue reading→
U.S CUSTOMS ALERT: March 12 Implementation of Duties on Steel and Aluminum
The Department of Commerce has posted revised HTS lists for steel and aluminum, including some derivatives, to which 25% duty will be applicable effective March 12, 2025 at 12:01 am. The applicable notice pertaining to steel can be found HERE. Aluminum can be found HERE. As previously advised, Canada and...Continue reading→
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→