Furniture and Cabinet Imports: Section 232 Tariff Increase Delayed to 2027

Trade News, Word from the White House
Furniture and Cabinet Imports: Section 232 Tariff Increase Delayed to 2027

President Trump has signed a new proclamation delaying planned Section 232 tariff increases on certain home furnishing imports, such as upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities. Signed on December 31, 2025, the proclamation postpones the implementation of higher tariffs for an additional year. Under the prior proclamation issued on September 29, 2025, the increased Section…

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CBP Proposes Two New Rules Impacting Low Value Clearances & Excluding Sections 232, 201, & 301

Section 301 Updates, Trade News, Word from the White House
CBP Proposes Two New Rules Impacting Low Value Clearances & Excluding Sections 232, 201, & 301

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) aimed at strengthening information collection for low value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments, and making merchandise ineligible due to trade or national security actions. These initiatives seek to enhance the agency’s ability to identify and intercept high-risk…

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New HTS Code for Medical Face Masks

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Following the release of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, 2020, a series of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) updates were released that directly impact the importation of safety and medical masks. In the HTS Revision 14, plastic material masks and face shields now have an HTS of their own. Instead of using HTS 3926.90.9990,…

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UPDATED:Changes to Export Regs & AES Filing Effective June 29—Impact China, Russia, and Venezuela

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UPDATE: 6/26/20—The BIS has delayed certain elements of the regulatory changes impacting China, Russia and Venezuela scheduled for June 29, 2020. The requirement for EEI (AES) filings for all shipments, regardless of value or ECCN, destined for the three countries has been updated to require filings for shipments of any value for ECCNs listed in Supplement…

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CBP Updates USMCA Implementation Instructions

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published updated US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) interim implementing instructions. The additions and updates are listed below. New Phase I Implementation - First Six Months upon Entry into Force - (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) Drawback Entry (Entry Type 47) Reconciliation Entry (Entry Type 09) Updated Making a…

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USTR Publishes Official USMCA Uniform Regulations

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published the official U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Uniform Regulations, which go into effect on July 1, 2020. The Uniform Regulations cover the following chapters, Chapter 4 Origin Procedures and Rules of Origin Chapter 5 Obligations of Importers and Exporters, Origin Procedures Chapter 6 Textile and Apparel Goods…

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