CHANDLER, Ariz. -- As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his related trade rhetoric prompt a trade war, the potential for cyberattacks within the U.S. trade industry could increase, according to a panelist speaking at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual meeting.
The pause on higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs for all covered countries except China takes effect tonight, April 10, at 12:01 a.m., said CBP in a CSMS message. Beginning at that time, all goods except goods for goods from China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and goods exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, including goods from Canada and Mexico, will be subject to the 10% tariff rate under subheading 9903.01.25.
The Court of International Trade on April 8 rejected Georgia woman Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois' challenge to four questions on the October 2021 customs broker license exam. Judge Lisa Wang held that for three of the questions, Stoute-Francois formulated her own "factual scenarios" in arguing that there wasn't enough information to select the correct answer. For the remaining question, Wang said CBP's correct answer choice was backed by substantial evidence.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2513 on April 4, containing 27 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 11 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2513 includes the Reciprocal Tariff updates, effective April 5, and PGA updates. For additional information on the tariff updates, CSMS # 64649265 is available to provide more on tariffs with an effective date of April 5 (see 2504020072).
Beer in glass bottles under subheading 2203.00.0030 isn’t subject to Section 232 tariffs, CBP said April 7 in an update to a FAQ on its website.
An exemption from reciprocal tariffs for goods in transit on the tariffs’ effective dates of April 5 and April 9 will only apply to goods entered before May 27, CBP said in a CSMS message providing additional guidance on the tariffs.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A litany of new tariffs is creating a number of issues that brokers need to be aware of as they interact with their importer clients, including bond insufficiency and a potential increase in CBP requests for information, according to speakers on an April 8 panel at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual conference.
The Commerce Department issued a final antidumping duty determination finding that imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, also known as 2,4-D, from China (A-570-160) and India (A-533-922) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will continue for entries on or after Nov. 14, the date that the preliminary determinations were published in the Federal Register. Cash deposit rates set in these final determinations take effect April 7.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a lawsuit on behalf of paper importer Emily Ley Paper, doing business as Simplified, on April 3 challenging President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose 20% tariffs on all goods from China. Filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Simplified laid out three constitutional and statutory claims against the use of IEEPA to impose tariffs and one claim that the tariffs violate the Administrative Procedure Act for unlawfully modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (Emily Ley Paper, doing business as Simplified v. Donald J. Trump, N.D. Fla. # 3:25-00464).