Canada has announced a 25 percent tariff on a wide range of US-origin goods, in response to the US government's continued tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products. These tariffs, amounting to $29.8 billion in affected products, took effect at 12:01 am on March 13, 2025. The newly imposed tariffs specifically target goods originating from…
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What is a derivative? A derivative article is a product made from a primary material, such as auto parts, cookware, nails, or furniture. What steel or aluminum derivatives are subject to additional duties under Section 232? On February 10, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10895 and 10896 on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum and Steel into…
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President Trump has announced a postponement of the 25 percent tariffs on certain goods from Mexico and Canada that were set to go into effect March 4, 2025. The pause applies to goods from Mexico and Canada that comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade deal negotiated during Trump’s first term. Amendments have been…
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UPDATED—March 12, 2025 Effective March 12, 2025, a 25 percent tariff will be applied to all imports of steel articles and derivatives and the tariff on aluminum articles and derivative products will increase from 10% to 25%. Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896—Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum in the United States—have subjected additional steel and…
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President Trump has announced that the 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican-origin goods will take effect on March 4. Additionally, he stated that the existing 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA)—which began on February 4, 2025— will increase to 20 percent, effective March 4, 2025. Here…
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Effective March 4, 2025, Canada will implement a 25 percent surtax on certain goods of US origin. The complete list of affected goods is outlined in the Schedule to the United States Surtax Order (2025-1). The surtax applies to both commercial and personal imports, even when exported from a country other than the U.S. into…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective March 15, 2025, and April 1, 2025. These GRIs will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. March 15, 2025: General Rate Increase – Transpacific Eastbound To all…
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All importers, resident and non-resident, must provide financial security to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) prior to April 19, 2025, to allow shipments to clear customs before the payment of duties and taxes. As part of CARM R3, the 180-day release prior to payment (RPP) transition period that went into effect on October 21,…
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UPDATE: 2/11/25-Starting March 12, 2025, a 25 percent tariff will be imposed on all steel and aluminum imports from every country. The executive order revokes all prior proclamations and agreements that previously granted exemptions, exclusions, or tariff suspensions through quotas. These tariffs will apply to steel and aluminum imports from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the…
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Following perceived systematic challenges in collecting duties, President Trump has paused the Chinese and Hong Kong exclusions from Section 321 through an amendment to the executive order from February 1, 2025. The update clarifies that certain goods may still qualify for duty-free de minimis treatment under U.S. law, but this exemption may be discontinued once…
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