U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and President Donald Trump discussed how to "decisively increase the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin "to get him to agree to a peace deal."
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2535 on Sept. 16, containing 21 Automated Broker Interface records and seven Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2535 includes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Japan updates (see 2509150070).
CBP has released its Sept. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 38), which includes the following ruling actions:
Responding to our question on Whirlpool's claims that U.S. import data shows its competitors are evading tariffs (see 2509150067), a CBP spokesperson told us that import data has recently been skewed by accidental overreporting of the quantity of goods imported, causing an erroneous spike in import volumes for affected goods.
The U.S. is likely to impose more trade controls to push Chinese chips and other components out of American technologies, which could raise costs and make managing supply chains even more challenging, technology policy analysts said this week.
As importers mull their options on how to prepare for potential tariff refunds should the Supreme Court rule against the legality of IEEPA tariffs, importers should also be mindful of the potential pitfalls they might encounter as they preserve their rights to refunds from CBP, according to speakers during Flexport's Sept. 17 webinar on tariffs and updates on trade.
British news outlets reported that there was an agreement to allow a small quota of British steel to enter the U.S. duty-free, and subject the rest of steel and aluminum products to the currently applicable 25% Section 232 tariff, but that the deal was abandoned shortly before President Donald Trump's arrival in London this week.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said there will be votes in the Senate in early October to end emergencies that underlie tariffs on Canada and Brazil.
International mail can’t benefit from exemptions from reciprocal tariffs for subheadings listed as exempt in the executive order that set the tariffs, CBP said in an update to its FAQ on e-Commerce. “Exemptions listed under ANNEX II of EO 14257 do not apply to International Mail,” the agency said. CBP didn’t immediately comment.
As the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee winds down in its current iteration, both trade and government officials expressed hope for continuing their collaboration as CBP shifts the committee's focus more toward trade enforcement, according to comments made during the COAC's quarterly meeting on Sept. 17.