The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Feb. 10-16, Feb. 17-23, Feb. 24 - March 2 and March 3-9:
Actions to slap an effective date of March 12 for Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives outside of Chapters 73 and 76 -- and to give the trade community less than three hours to get their systems in place so that they can comply with this new effective date -- sent brokers and importers into a tailspin.
CBP has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions on duties on goods made in China and Hong Kong that were recently implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The FAQs are on CBP's website, and they address issues such as calculating duties for goods that have been excluded from Section 301 duties, the conditions under which brokers may file goods using informal entry, and which goods qualify for exemptions, as defined by HTS headings, among other things.
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CBP updated Harmonized System Update 2509 created on March 7 (see 2503070015). The update says that as of March 7, the temporary exclusion from the additional ad valorem IEEPA duties in place for in-transit shipments ended. Consequently, HTS 9903.01.23 is no longer available for merchandise entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after 12:01 a.m. EST on March 7. All shipments that are country of origin China and Hong Kong are required to submit the 9903.01.24 tariff as well as remit payment of the additional 20% duty, unless the shipment meets the other exclusions (donation, information materials, Chapter 98).
CBP provided guidance on the 25% import duty for all imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from all countries via a March 7 cargo systems message. This import duty is effective on 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 12 (see 2503030054).
CBP provided guidance on the 25% import duty for all imports of aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles from all countries via a March 7 cargo systems message. This import duty is effective on 12:01 a.m. on March 12 (see 2503030054).
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2509 on March 7, containing 651 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 217 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2509 includes the recent Canada and Mexico tariff updates.
CBP has provided guidance on tariff updates related to executive orders that set an exemption for goods from Canada and Mexico that qualify for USMCA..
The implementation of -- and seemingly abrupt reprieve from -- 10% to 25% duties on goods imported from Canada and Mexico is causing whiplash among customs brokers.