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Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) 2025

September 22, 2025.
Trade Publications

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be adjusting certain user fees on October 1, 2024. The minimum merchandise processing fee (MPF) will be increased to $33.58 from $32.71 and the maximum will be raised to $651.50 from $634.62. MPF is assessed by CPB for most imports into the US on an ad valorem...

U.S.–Japan Trade and Investment Deal

September 16, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

U.S.–Japan Strike Historic Trade and Investment Deal The U.S. and Japan have taken a major step forward in finalizing a broad agreement that blends tariff relief, strategic investment, and financial stability commitments. $550 Billion Investment at the Center The core of the agreement includes a colossal $550 billion...

Transshipment: Risks, Penalties, and Compliancy

September 11, 2025.
Trade Publications

In today’s interconnected supply chains, the concept of transshipment is not new. At its most basic definition, transshipment simply refers to the movement of goods through an intermediate port or country before reaching their final destination. This is a routine and legitimate part of global logistics. But when...

U.S. Imports – Rising Costs, Risks, and Workload Surge

September 09, 2025.
Trade Publications

As companies engage with new tariffs, evolving compliance demands and rising operational costs, the importing landscape has changed dramatically in 2025. What once was a relatively efficient system of customs clearance has transitioned to a resource-intensive process, requiring more staff, higher fees, and far greater vigilance. De Minimis Ends, and the...

CBP Guidance on Reciprocal Tariff Revisions

September 08, 2025.
Trade Publications

Late last week, the White House issued a new Executive Order that reshapes the landscape for reciprocal tariffs. The order, signed on September 5, 2025, takes effect immediately for goods entered on or after September 8, 2025. CBP has since released updated guidance clarifying how importers should navigate the changes. Key Adjustments to Product...

September 1st, A New Chapter in Canadian Surtax Countermeasures

September 03, 2025.
Trade Publications

In August, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, issued a letter addressing the counter-tariffs imposed on the United States. In it, he stated: “...the Canadian government will now match the United States by removing all of Canada’s tariffs on U.S. goods specifically...

U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Imports from India

August 26, 2025.
Trade Publications

Beginning tomorrow, August 27, 2025, imports from India will face sweeping new tariff hikes as Washington presses forward with its latest round of trade restrictions. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued guidance implementing Executive Order 14329, which adds a fresh 25% ad valorem duty on most India-origin goods. When combined with...

U.S. / E.U. Publish Final Trade Agreement

August 22, 2025.
Trade Publications

After weeks of tense negotiations, Washington and Brussels have formally released the written framework of their new trade agreement. For importers, the agreement provides much-needed clarity on tariff rates and scope while avoiding the steep increases that had been threatened earlier this year. While the framework reduces immediate uncertainty, it...

CBP Announces New Rules for Low-Value International Mail Shipments

August 18, 2025.
Trade Publications

Beginning August 29, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will end duty-free treatment for low-value shipments arriving through the international postal system. This change, required under Executive Order 14324, applies to all countries and marks a full departure from the global de minimis framework that previously allowed many low-value imports to...

Expanded Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Now in Effect

August 18, 2025.
Trade Publications

The Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum just got a major expansion, and importers will need to brace for the impact. As of August 18, 2025, hundreds of additional derivative products have been pulled into the 50% tariff net, marking one of the largest single expansions since the duties were first introduced. Background...

China-U.S. Economic and Trade Talks Held in Stockholm, Sweden

August 13, 2025.
Trade Publications

Stockholm, July 29 (Xinhua) — From July 28 to 29 local time, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, China’s chief representative for economic and trade affairs with the U.S., held talks in Stockholm, Sweden, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bassett and Trade Representative Greer, the U.S. counterparts. The two sides...

U.S.–China Tariff Truce Gets a 90-Day Extension

August 12, 2025.
Trade Publications

In a move widely anticipated by markets and trade watchers, President Trump signed an executive order on Monday granting a 90-day extension to the current U.S. – China tariff pause – just hours before higher duties were set to return. Without the extension, U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods...