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BIS Seeks Comments on Information Collections Involving Import Delivery Verifications
July 25, 2025 |Commerce Dept.

The Bureau of Industry and Security is seeking public comments on two information collections related to the agency's delivery verification procedures for imports, it said in notices released July 25. Some foreign governments require U.S. importers of certain “strategic commodities” to provide the foreign supplier with a U.S. Delivery Verification Certificate, which validates that the items were received, BIS said in both notices. “This procedure increases the effectiveness of controls on the international trade of strategic commodities.” Comments for both collections are due Sept. 26.

Lutnick: Copper Tariffs Begin Late July or Aug. 1
July 9, 2025 by Mara Lee|Commerce Dept.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC July 8 that the Section 232 investigation and report on copper undertaken by his department is finished, and has been sent to the president, and that the proclamation will be issued within a day or two. He said a 50% tariff on copper-- the same as for aluminum and steel -- is "likely to be put into place the end of July, maybe August 1."

Topics:Section 232 Tariffs