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...
Read MoreU.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...
Read MoreCBP 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...
Read MoreExpanded 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...
Read MoreChina-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...
Read MoreU.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...
Read MoreBrazil Imports Subject to 50% Tariff – Effective August 7
August 08, 2025.
Trade Publications
In a major escalation of U.S. trade actions, the Trump administration has finalized an executive order imposing a 50% import tariff on certain goods from Brazil, citing serious human rights violations and politically motivated prosecutions in that country. The order, issued under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers...
Read MoreTrump Administration Targets India with 50% Import Tariff
August 06, 2025.
Trade Publications
President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order imposing a significant escalation in tariffs on goods originating from India, citing the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil as the catalyst for this action. The move comes under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...
Read MoreU.S. Ends De Minimis Duty Exemption: What Importers Need to Know
August 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
In a major shift for international trade, the U.S. government has announced sweeping changes to how low-value imports will be handled. Effective August 29, 2025, the long-standing de minimis exemption – which allowed most shipments valued under $800 to enter duty-free – is being largely eliminated. Combined with new Food and Drug...
Read MoreTrump Raises Tariffs on Canada to 35% Amid Trade and Border Disputes
August 01, 2025.
Trade Publications
On July 31, President Trump signed an executive order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods from 25% to 35%, effective August 1, 2025. The administration links the tariff hike to national security, arguing that insufficient Canadian enforcement against illicit drug smuggling – particularly fentanyl – poses “an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the U...
Read MoreWhite House Issues New Executive Order Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Effective August 7, 2025
August 01, 2025.
Trade Publications
On July 31, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), adjusting reciprocal tariff rates for certain trading partners, expanding tariff measures originally established in Executive Order 14257 (issued April 2, 2025, Liberation Day). Provisions of the Order Tariff Rate Adjustments: Goods from certain trading partners...
Read MoreWhat to Expect on August 1: Trump’s Tariff Deadline and Its Global Implications
July 31, 2025.
Trade Publications
On August 1, 2025, the U.S. is poised to impose a sweeping set of “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from dozens of countries, with rates ranging from 15% to 50%. President Trump has framed the move as a strategy to force better trade deals by targeting nations that, in his view,...
Read More