Update: FDA Review Now Required for All Low-Value Shipments
July 10, 2025.
Trade Publications
On July 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued updated guidance regarding de minimis shipments that are subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. Low-value shipments of products such as cosmetics, dinnerware, radiation-emitting devices (non-medical), biological samples, and most foods were previously exempt from FDA oversight. ...
Read MoreTrump Announces New Reciprocal Tariffs
July 08, 2025.
Trade Publications
On April 2 (Liberation Day), in an effort to mitigate trade deficits with U.S. global trading partners, President Donald J. Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs that would apply to each specific country. The reciprocal tariffs were postponed to take effect on July 9 – and again postponed to August 1. The 3-week...
Read MoreTransshipment
July 08, 2025.
Trade Publications
On July 9, President Donald J. Trump sent notifications to U.S. trading partners, primarily in Southeast Asia, advising each of the specific reciprocal tariff that will take effect on August 1 if a trade deal is not negotiated by then. In his letter he iterated that goods which are transshipped "to...
Read MoreUS President Trump Delays Tariff Hike, Signals Trade Deals Are Near
July 07, 2025.
Trade Publications
In April, US President Donald J. Trump announced an IEEPA reciprocal of 10% base tariff rate on most countries. Additional duties ranging up to 50%, as part of the April 2 Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs, were postponed to take effect on July 9. On Sunday, July 6, President Trump disclosed that his administration will...
Read MoreTrade Agreement with Vietnam
July 02, 2025.
Trade Publications
President Donald J. Trump announced on Wednesday, July 2nd, that a tariff rate of 20% has been established on U.S. imports from Vietnam. He also interated that the tariff duty for goods produced in another country and shipped through Vietnam for import to the U.S. will be 40%. In...
Read MoreCanada Rescinds Digital Services Tax (DST)
June 30, 2025.
Trade Publications
On Friday, June 27, 2025, Canada confirmed it would continue with its plans to impose a 3% digital services revenue tax that a firm takes in from Canadian users above $20 million in a calendar year. The tax was to be determined based on revenue earned from: Certain digital services that rely on...
Read MoreGlobal Logistics Impact Report: Israel-Iran Escalation
June 13, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Key Points Israeli airstrikes on Iran triggered immediate global logistics repercussions. Major impacts: shipping reroutes, oil price surges, air cargo delays. Resulting in higher freight costs, extended lead times, and elevated security risk. Maritime Disruptions Elevated risks in the Strait of Hormuz & Red Sea: ...
Read MoreNavigating Tariff Increases and Their Impact on Sales Tax
June 10, 2025.
Tax Publications, Trade Publications
President Trump’s trade agenda has established increased tariffs on goods imported into the United States. Tariffs, which are taxes or duties imposed on specific classes of imports or exports, are expected to drive up the average cost of a wide range of imported goods. In anticipation of this,...
Read MoreSection 232 Tariffs: Aluminum and Steel Tariff Increase, and More from the White House on Short Notice
June 04, 2025.
Trade Publications
On Friday, May 30, 2025, President Trump announced the additional tariff rate against articles of steel and aluminum would be doubling on June 4 to 50%. Late evening on Tuesday, June 3, US Customs published details of changes, set to go into effect at 12:01am on the following day, Wednesday, June 4. These changes, now live...
Read MoreTrade News Round Up: Aluminum and Steel Tariff Increase, IEEPA Litigation, and Section 301 Exemptions
June 02, 2025.
Trade Publications
The Federal Court of Appeals has issued a stay of the ruling made by the Court of International Trade (CIT) declaring the Trump Administration’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) unlawful. The IEEPA tariffs will remain in place in the interim, during which both the...
Read MoreUS Court Strikes Down Trump’s IEEPA Reciprocal and Opioid Tariffs
May 29, 2025.
Trade Publications
On Wednesday evening, May 28, 2025, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Trump Administration has made improper use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to produce the major tariffs he has leveraged US trade policy with since he took office. The court has subsequently ordered that...
Read MoreUS Lowers Reciprocal Tariff on Chinese Imports to 10 Percent
May 13, 2025.
Trade Publications
Donald Trump has issued an executive order (EO) prescribing the means for reducing the 125% tariff against goods from China as a result of ongoing talks between the US in China in Geneva, Switzerland. Starting at 12:01 am on May 14, 2025, the 125% tariff against Chinese imports issued to address the trade imbalance between...
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