CBP is seeking public comments on several information collections that involve imports, the agency said in Federal Register notices released this week. Comments are due May 5.
In the March 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 13), CBP published a proposal to revoke a ruling letter concerning the tariff classification of a 7100PP-R-xM RCMM optical patch panel from China.
A resolution that would eliminate the fentanyl smuggling and migration emergency for Canada, and thereby end 25% and 10% tariffs on Canadian goods, passed the Senate April 2, 51-48.
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump April 2 ends de minimis treatment for goods from China and Hong Kong starting May 2 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, according to a White House fact sheet.
The annex to the Section 232 auto tariff proclamation has been released, listing tariff subheadings subject to the 25% tariffs on passenger vehicles and light trucks beginning April 3, and setting the effective date for tariffs on auto parts at May 3 (and also listing the subheadings covered by those tariffs).
Higher reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will be imposed at the following rates beginning April 9, according to handouts distributed at the White House event announcing the tariffs (all countries with only the 10% universal tariff are omitted from the table):
The U.S. will impose additional 10% tariffs on most imports, but not on Mexican and Canadian goods, information goods like books, music or films, or any goods either subject to Section 232 tariffs or among goods that Trump is considering protecting under Section 232, including pharmaceuticals, copper, lumber, semiconductors, certain critical minerals, and energy and energy products.
Beer imported after 12:01 a.m. ET April 4, and empty aluminum cans imported after the same date, will have to pay 25% tariffs under Section 232 on the value of the aluminum in the products. The annex of derivative products has been amended by adding subheadings 7612.90.10 and 2203.00.00.
The White House released the executive order signed by President Donald Trump today imposing a 10% universal tariff April 5, as well as higher tariffs that vary by country on April 9. As noted on a White House call earlier in the day, Mexico and Canada aren’t covered by these additional tariffs for the time being, as are goods subject to Section 232 tariffs.
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump April 2 ends de minimis treatment for goods from China and Hong Kong starting May 2 at 12:01 a.m., according to a White House fact sheet.