MEMO TO CLIENTS ISSUE 25-016- March 28, 2025

Tidbits on Tariffs. More to Follow There is a Change in Instructions for the Smelt and Cast Declaration for Aluminum Derivatives For derivative aluminum, the filer, as an interim solution, may report any country other than the United States if the filer does not know the country of smelt or cast. Importers may submit a post-summary correction to update the …

SPECIAL MEMO TO CLIENTS ISSUE 25-015- March 19, 2025

Registration for the 2025 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit is now open. The link to the registration is: https://inevent.com/en/USCustomsandBorderProtection1686596630/2025TFCSSummit/hotsite.php

SPECIAL MEMO TO CLIENTS ISSUE 25-014 – March 10, 2025

Big Change in Mexico and Canada IEEPA Additional Duties On Thursday, President Trump issued two new executive orders dealing with the additional IEEPA additional duties.  Any products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for Duty-Free treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) will not be subject to the IEEPA additional tariffs.  These orders with the exemptions that began …

SPECIAL MEMO TO CLIENTS ISSUE 25-013 – March 06, 2025

President Trump Grants Exemptions for Some of Canada and Mexico Tariffs Today President Trump announced that he was issuing two executive orders granting a temporary exemption from additional tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada that qualify for entry under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). These exemptions will become effective at 12:01 AM on March 7. The orders …

SPECIAL MEMO TO CLIENTS ISSUE 25-012 – March 03, 2025

Mexico and Canada Additional Tariffs Will Not Be Postponed at This Time On Sunday, President Trump told the press that the additional tariffs for Canada and Mexico that were postponed until March 4, 2025, will not be extended again and will go into effect at 12:01 AM on March 4, 2025.  He also stated that he will increase the additional …