The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America and dozens of state and national-level trade groups representing shippers have signed a letter warning the heads of multiple federal agencies of potential supply chain disruptions that could result should tariff changes proceed as planned.
Canada is preparing new and revised tariffs, along with a tariff quota, to address what it said is the Trump administration’s “unfair trade” measures in the steel and aluminum sectors. The new tariffs and other measures will be in place as Canada negotiates a new “economic and security partnership” with the U.S., the country’s Department of Finance announced June 19.
The Supreme Court on June 20 denied a motion from importers Learning Resources and Hand2Mind to expedite consideration of their petition to have the high court take up their lawsuit against tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Learning Resources v. Trump, Sup. Ct. # 24-1287).
CBP has released its June 18 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 25). It contains one proposed ruling action related to the tariff classification of certain neck, face, head and arm coverings, and another one related to the tariff classification of aluminum locking brackets from China It also includes one U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit opinion.
CBP has set the 2025 tariff-rate quota for tuna under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 1604.14.22, it said in a Federal Register notice. The rate is calculated as a percentage of the tuna in airtight containers entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the preceding calendar year.
CBP issued guidance on additional derivative steel products that will be subject to Section 232 duties starting June 23.
Producing scrubs in Haiti allows American firms to avoid 29% tariffs on pants, 16% tariffs on tops, and still import the fabric from Asia. But the trade preferences for Haiti known as HOPE/HELP expire in three months and 11 days, and Republicans who control the voting calendar are not reassuring the companies that it will be renewed on time.
An individual importer, Ricardo Vega, will receive refunds for a Porsche imported in 2023, according to a stipulated judgment filed at the Court of International Trade on June 17. Similarly, importers Yellowbird Enterprises and Vantage Point Services will receive refunds for duties paid on a Jaguar also entered in 2023.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Senate version of the tax bill moving through Congress cut out two trade-related provisions that passed the House -- one, which would end de minimis for all imports in July 2027, and the other, curtailing drawback for tobacco products.