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Current Reciprocal Tariff Exemptions and Exclusions Late Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an update of items excluded from reciprocal tariffs. The update includes some additional new HTSUS Numbers that have yet to be published in a Presidential Order. They include goods such as: 8471                8473.30           8486                8517.13.00 8517.62.00      8523.51.00      8524                8528.52.00 8541.10.00      8541.21.00      8541.29.00      8541.30.00 8541.51.00      8541.59.00      …

Charts on the Reciprocal and IEEPA and Other Tariffs Carmichael has put together charts as an overview to explain the details on President Trump’s tariffs. It includes all the current additional duties assessed by this administration, the duty rates, and the effective dates. They include a chart of the countries and duty assessments for the 60 countries assessed with more …

Pause on High Reciprocal Tariffs Except for China Who Faces Higher Tariffs President Trump announced a pause on reciprocal tariffs for the 60 countries with specific higher rates that were to start on April 9, that he announced last week. The general rate of 10% for all countries remains in place since April 4, including the countries that were to …

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 …

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 …

Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Will be Expanded and/or Increased on March 12 President Trump issued two executive orders on February 10, 2025, that will expand and increase Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.  In 2018 additional tariffs of 25% were placed on steel and 10% on aluminum from all countries.  Later the U.S. imposed quotas for steel …

Products of China Temporarily Regain Eligibility for De Minimis Duty-Free Treatment President Trump has issued an executive order that duty-free treatment under de minimis has been temporarily reinstated on shipments under $800.00 due to processing systems not being in place to properly process and collect the duty on the packages with Chinese goods.  This change is temporary and will end …

Trump Issues Executive Order on Additional Duties for Canada, Mexico, and China On Saturday, February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders establishing additional duties on products made in Canada, Mexico, and China. Canada will have all its products assessed 25% except on energy resources that will be detailed in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) that will be issued …

December 9, 2024 To Our Customers: It has been another challenging and eventful year.  It seems no two years are alike in managing supply chains and customs compliance. Carmichael experienced another year of growth and success.  We have added new customers while continuing to support many existing clients.  We are proud of the long relationship we have had with so …

ILA and USMX Reach Wage Agreement and Current Walk Out is Over Late Thursday, the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and the Unites States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement that led to an accord to extend the Master Agreement and allow continued negotiations to complete the new contract. USMX agreed to a 62% increase for ILA employees over the …

Canadian Rail Strike Update Yesterday, we sent out a memo that the Canadian rail strike by Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) had started with a lockout of labor in the morning of August 22. The Canadian government has invoked Section 197 of the Canadian Labor Code  and has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) …

The Threat of Strike at East Coast and Gulf Ports is Still Expected The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has steadfastly said that they will walk out if the master contract with the United State Maritime Alliance (USMX) is not agreed upon by the end of September. Negotiations broke down when ILA complained about automated gate systems and some Maersk APM …

CBP Has Opened Registration to the 2024 Trade Facilitation and Summit January 10, 2024 Dear Customer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in a CSMS message that it has opened the registration to its 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit (TFCS) that will take place from March 26 to March 28,2024 at the Philadelphia Marriot in Downtown Philadelphia. Those …

Statement from CBP on Operational Changes and Resumption of Rail Operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso December 22, 2023  Dear Customer, We’ve just received the below notification from US Customs.   “To meet the challenge, we are currently seeing across the southwest border, CBP is continuing to use all available resources to ensure the safety and security of our agents …

CBP Suspends Rail Crossing Service in Eagle Pass and El Paso TX As of Monday, December 19. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has suspended service for international railway crossings at the bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso Texas. This is due to a need to reassign personnel to adjust to a large influx of migrants trying to cross …

December 11, 2023 To Our Customers: It has grown increasingly difficult to predict what will happen with the economy, import volumes, and supply chain challenges.  We have learned to take things a month at a time and remain flexible. Carmichael experienced another year of growth and success.  We have added new customers while developing more robust solutions for many existing …

The USTR Extends Current China 301 Exclusions The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the extension the 352 current existing exclusions that were extended in March of 2022. The USTR will also extend the 77 exclusions granted for Covid -19 related products.  Both sets of exclusions were set to expire on September 30, 2023, and both sets …

CBP Announces User Fees Adjustments U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) announcing that the annual increase in COBRA user fees that include entry merchandise processing fees that will go into effect on October 1, 2023.  The increase will be assessed on entries filed on that date or later. They are not assessed based on …