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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 Consequently, HTS 9903.01.23 is no longer available for merchandise entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after 12:01 a.m. EST on March 7.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.
Given that more than half of imports from Canada and Mexico don't claim USMCA preferences, trade lawyers and customs experts are expecting a sharp and rapid increase in entries that claim the preference.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2508 on March 3, containing 58 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 17 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2508 includes the recent Canada, Mexico and China tariff updates as well as several PGA HTS flag updates: FDA tariff flags on eight HTS codes under heading 1207, from FD4 to FD3.
An exemption for USMCA-qualifying goods from 10% and 25% tariffs on goods from Canada will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 7. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump exempts all goods “that are entered free of duty as a good of Canada under the terms of general note 11” of the tariff schedule from the tariffs, “including any treatment set forth in subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 and subchapter XXII of chapter 99.”