The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil both are urging the Brazilian government and the U.S. government to negotiate so that 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods don't come to pass.
How the Trump administration chooses to define transshipment has the potential to redefine the current trading system with Southeast Asian countries, trade lawyers said. The recent trade deal framework with Vietnam contained a 40% tariff rate for "transshipped" goods, which is a different approach than previously employed for transshipment (see 2507080028).
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America publicized a letter they sent to the administration, pointing out that children's shoes already face high most favored nation duties, and asked officials not to stack a planned 20% tariff on those rates.
Harris Sliwoski, an international law firm, published a blog post noting that the mention in the Vietnam trade deal framework of 40% tariffs for "transshipped" goods from Vietnam is designed to reduce China's role in supply chains.
As companies seek to accommodate changes in U.S. tariffs, they should seek to understand the terms of their intercompany agreements and transfer pricing policies to avoid potential violations, according to an energy and infrastructure lawyer with Baker McKenzie.
Hundreds of Section 232 inclusion requests for metal derivatives cover more than $310 billion in annual imports, and imposing 50% tariffs on part of the value of "such a wide array of items, particularly where many products do not meaningfully contain steel or aluminum, risks disrupting sectors far removed from the primary industries targeted by the original Section 232 actions," argued trade groups asking Commerce to slow down before making decisions.
A product classification tool made by AI-informed trade compliance platform Gaia Dynamics scored 100% on the product classification section of the April 2025 U.S. customs broker license exam, the Palo Alto, California-based company said in a June 23 release.
Pharmaceutical tariffs, which President Donald Trump said are coming soon, loomed over a seminar on fragile supply chains for medicines, but both the hosts at the think tank and the guests agreed, they will neither reduce dependency on imports nor solve shortages.
A California e-commerce solutions provider has been granted a customs broker license, which the company said will enable it to conduct business on behalf of e-commerce merchants. Passport Global of Palo Alto said its new ability to work as a broker complements its existing offerings in logistics and cross-border management.
A joint Cybersecurity Advisory highlighted the threat of targeted Russian hacking of Western logistics companies involved in aid shipments to Ukraine, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced on May 21.