Trade War: US Deadline Ends, Retaliation Begins
March 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
The new US tariffs against Canda and Mexico enacted by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) have now officially gone into effect, along with a tariff increase to 20% on goods from China: All articles from China and Hong Kong are now subject to an additional 20%...
Read MoreCumulative New Tariffs and the Proposed Tariffs to Sanction Digital Sales Taxes
February 26, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
US businesses eyeing their bottom line as new tariffs from the White House go into effect (10% on Chinese goods) or loom on the horizon (25% on steel and aluminum goods, 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods) have plenty to keep themselves occupied. Trump’s tariffs, proposed and enacted, have different targets...
Read MoreHammer Set to Fall on Steel and Aluminum Imports
February 19, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Presidential Proclamations Release Details on Expansive Tariffs on Items Containing Aluminum and Steel On February 14, 2025, Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896 were published, delineating President Trump’s mandate for expanded 25% tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel respectively, and prescribing an additional 25% tax on the aluminum and steel components of a wide...
Read MoreUniversal Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the Way
February 11, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
President Trump has announced increased tariffs on steel and aluminum products, stepping up the measures he introduced in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. As of March 12, several measures will go into effect increasing the scope of duties on imports of steel and aluminum: Exemptions and exceptions to...
Read MoreDe Minimis Shipment Regulation Delayed
February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
US President Trump delayed the tariff order that would prevent shipments worth $800 or less to be entered into the United States duty-free. The “de minimis” exemption allows duties and fees to be waived when the value of a shipment is less than $800, as described in Section 321 of the...
Read MoreAluminum, 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%...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreHow 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,...
Read MoreAmerica 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...
Read MoreUnderstanding 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...
Read MorePotential 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...
Read More“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. ...
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