Insights

Aluminum, Steel and Possibly More Tariffs On The Way

February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

Steel & Aluminum US President Trump stated that he will announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, February 10, 2025. Canada and Mexico are among the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the United States. Canada is by far the largest exporter of aluminum to the United States, providing 39%...

A Major Save Avoiding Global Supply Chain Disruption : East Coast Port Strike Averted

February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

In early January 2025, the looming threat of a strike by East Coast port workers in the United States was averted after intense negotiations. The potential strike, which had been gaining attention for months, was called off just days before it could have disrupted major ports from Maine to Florida. The...

Introduction to Nexus and State Tax Obligations

February 05, 2025.
Tax Publications

Nexus, within the realm of taxation, refers to the sufficient connection or presence that a business must establish with a state to be subject to its tax laws and regulations. This connection forms the basis for a state to impose tax obligations on a company’s activities. Understanding nexus...

How Is China Responding to US Tariffs?

February 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

A 10% tariff on Chinese origin goods, prescribed by President Trump in an Executive Order (EO) on February 1, went into effect on February 4, 2025. The same EO directed that Chinese goods would not be eligible for importation under the de minimus administrative exemption allowing duty-free entry for shipments under $800 USD. Collectively,...

America First Trade Policy: The White House’s Trade and Economic Agenda in Motion

February 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

Since his election victory on November 5, 2024, the international trade community has postulated about US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, comparing the policies of his 2016 term with various official statements from his campaign and with the statements he has made on his social media. The memorandum released by the...

Understanding the New Tariffs Against Articles from Mexico, Canada, and China: Fast Facts

February 03, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

Understanding the New Tariffs Against Articles from Mexico, Canada, and China: Fast Facts US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published documents implementing the additional duties against articles of China prescribed by the Executive Orders (EOs) published by President Trump on February 1, 2025. Here are the key facts regarding these...

Potential Tariff Increase on Computer Chips

January 29, 2025.
Trade Publications

Donald Trump, while speaking to House Republicans on January 27 advised that he would be increasing tariffs on foreign made computer chips and semiconductor devices. Trump said, "In the very near future, we are going to be placing tariffs on foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals to...

“Tariff Diplomacy” means Tariff Volatility: Colombia and the Trump Presidency

January 27, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

On Sunday, January 26, 2025, The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro barred two military flights from the USA from landing in his country. The flights contained deportees of Colombian citizens, and President Petro claimed he would not accept the flights because they constituted an afront to the dignity of the deportees. ...

Artificial Intelligence – Trade Compliance Applications

January 23, 2025.
Trade Publications

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made leaps and bounds in the last few years. If you can remember when Apple released their AI companion, "Siri" in October of 2011, it was a breakthrough in how humanity interacted with technology. As of 2024, artificial intelligence can do more than just search the internet or...

Where is the Trade War? An Update on Trump’s Trade Plan at the Beginning of His Term

January 22, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

On January 20, 2025, the newly inaugurated President Trump signed 118 executive orders (EOs) before the proverbial sun set on his first day in office, but businesses and trade stakeholders in the US, Mexico, and Canada alike watching avidly for an EO pertaining to tariffs against Mexico and Canada need not have stayed...

U.S. Blacklists China’s Largest Shipping Line Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

January 16, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications

The United States has recently blacklisted China’s largest shipping line, Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., along with two shipbuilders, China State Shipbuilding Corp. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., due to alleged links with the People’s Liberation Army. This move, announced in a Federal Register filing, designates these...

European Union and Mercosur Strike a Deal with Free Trade Agreement

January 02, 2025.
Trade Publications

After 25 years of negotiating, the European Union and Mercosur countries (Argentina, Bolivia (newly), Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) have established terms for a Free Trade Agreement. Proponents of the deal claim it will save $4.26 billion in duties each year – highlighted products include Italian wine, Argentine steak, and German Volkswagens. ...