On January 20, 2025, within a few hours of his return to the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an “America First Trade Policy” memorandum, revealing the initial priorities of his trade agenda. Week one in the...more
1/30/2025
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President-elect Trump vows to impose tariffs on U.S. imports as early as on his first day in office. Preparing for his second term, President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that he will leverage tariff hikes to resolve...more
1/2/2025
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Importers that can demonstrate "significant financial hardship" resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may benefit from President Trump's April 18 Executive Order, which authorizes the Treasury Department to grant importers an...more
Unexpectedly, on March 26, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) message announcing that it will no longer accept requests from importers to defer payment of duties on...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued two separate notices of interest to U.S. importers caught in the U.S.-China trade war and that are seeking relief through Section 301 tariff exclusions....more
3/26/2020
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