President Donald Trump directed the Commerce Department to investigate whether the importation of lumber, wooden cabinets, wooden furniture and paper pose a threat to national security under Section 232.
Tariffs on some of the new aluminum and steel derivatives listed in an annex to President Donald Trump’s proclamation expanding the Section 232 tariffs will take effect March 12, according to a pair of notices released by the Commerce Department.
President Donald Trump, contrary to his commerce secretary's suggestion a day earlier that tariffs might be lower than 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods over border issues, told reporters March 3 that "tomorrow, tariffs, 25% on Canada, 25% on Mexico" will be imposed.
Tariffs on some of the new aluminum and steel derivatives listed in an annex to President Donald Trump’s proclamation expanding the Section 232 tariffs will take effect March 12, according to a pair of notices released by the Commerce Department.
President Donald Trump published an executive order shortly before 5 p.m. increasing emergency fentanyl tariffs on China from 10% to 20% because China hasn't taken adequate steps to cooperate on reducing drug smuggling.
CBP issued notices late March 3 on implementation of 25% tariffs on most goods from Canada and all goods from Mexico.
De minimis treatment will remain in effect for goods from Canada and Mexico if a 25% tariff on goods from those countries takes effect as scheduled March 4. Executive orders issued March 2 postpone the removal of de minimis for Canada and Mexico, ordered alongside the 25% tariff, until the commerce secretary notifies the President that “adequate systems are in place” to process and collect tariffs on formerly de minimis shipments.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 28 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 28 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On Feb. 27, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of: