Goods exempted from new tariffs on Canada and China because they were in transit when the tariffs were announced must be entered before Feb. 7 for Canada, and before March 7 for China, to qualify for the exemption, CBP said in a pair of Federal Register notices released the afternoon of Feb. 3.
Hours after releasing an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on energy goods from Canada, two additional orders came from the White House on Feb. 1: one setting a 10% tariff on goods from China and the other a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico.
President Donald Trump signed on Feb. 1 an executive order setting a 25% tariff on most goods from Canada, but a 10% tariff on "energy goods." The emailed order says the tariffs will apply beginning 12:01 a.m. ET on Feb. 4, though goods in transit as of 12:01 a.m. ET on Feb. 1 will not be subject to the duties.
Two Democrats have introduced a bill in the Senate that, if it becomes law, would prevent a president from levying tariffs on free-trade partners, on NATO members and on major non-NATO allies without congressional approval.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Jan. 29 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 5), which includes the following ruling actions:
CBP has shifted its forced labor enforcement efforts to the automotive and aerospace sectors in the first quarter of FY 2025, according to analysis from Kharon, a risk analytics platform.
Trump Says Tariffs Will Be Hiked on Oil Next Month and Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Going Higher; EU Next
President Donald Trump told reporters that his administration plans to put tariffs on oil and gas, and on items related to semiconductor chips and pharmaceuticals, and he gave more details about previously threatened tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper.
President Donald Trump told reporters that there are no concessions Mexico, Canada or China could make to avoid tariffs on Feb. 1, which he wants to use to punish them for trade deficits, fentanyl trafficking, and, in the case of Canada and Mexico, migration across their borders.
European Parliament members this week probed the EU’s new trade commissioner about how he’s handling President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, with some members calling on the EU to prepare for retaliation.