CBP released a notice outlining refund procedures to implement President Donald Trump’s April 29 executive order on tariff stacking. The notice says that, beginning May 16, importers may request refunds on entries on or after March 4 by way of a post-summary correction for unliquidated entries or a protest for entries that have been liquidated but where the protest period hasn’t expired.

Goods loaded onto feeder vessels before reciprocal tariffs took effect, but transferred to another vessel after, aren’t eligible for an exemption from the tariffs for in-transit goods, said CBP in an update to a FAQ May 15.

The reduction of the reciprocal tariff on China from 125% to 10% will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on May 14, said President Donald Trump in an executive order. The decrease will not be retroactive.

Overnight, the U.S. issued a statement that, by May 14, it will suspend 115 percentage points of its 145% International Economic Emergency Powers Act tariffs on China, and keep the lower rate of 30% "for an initial period of 90 days" while trade talks go on.

The White House announced May 11 that it reached a deal with China in talks over the weekend, but provided no details about what that means.

The Commerce Department is beginning a Section 232 investigation into possible tariffs on commercial aircraft and jet engines, including parts, it said in a notice released May 9. The agency will consider “the effects on national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines,” as well as “whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security,” among other things. Comments are due June 3.

President Donald Trump said on social media early May 9, "80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B." He was referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will meet with China's vice premier in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday to talk trade.

President Donald Trump said at a press conference May 8 that Rolls-Royce engines and other British aerospace exports will enter duty-free, but the 10% tariffs on British goods will remain in place on all other goods under a tariff deal with the U.K.

Exemptions from reciprocal tariffs for goods in transit as of April 5 or April 9 apply only to ocean vessels, said CBP in an April 30 update to its FAQ on the tariffs.

Automakers who build cars in America and import parts to do so will get a partial credit against the costs of 25% Section 232 tariffs on non-USMCA qualifying parts -- but the Commerce Department will examine companies' projections of both how many cars and light trucks they expect to build in the U.S. between April 3, 2025 and April 30, 2026, and the aggregate value of the MSRP of those vehicles.