IEEPA – Court of Int’l Trade – REFUND PROCEDURES to ensure IEEPA refunds are protected
The following information is provided by the law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. We ask that you read this information. I appears imperative to ensure that you would be eligible you (through your ACE Portal Account) or your broker must file a Formal Protest on everyone of your import entries in which you paid or were forced to pay IEEPA duties to the U.S. Government through CBP. CBP filed its status report early today, March 31, in Atmus Filtration to the CIT. It’s an important... Read More
CBP DUTY REFUNDS TO BE VIA ACH BANK TRANSFER ONLY – UPDATE
This is a revision / update to the topic of CBP DUTY REFUNDS VIA ACE PORTAL ACH BANK TRANSFER. There is a lot to this topic and we will attempt to update this posting as time goes by and as more information is revealed, but to start with the National Customs Brokers Association is having a support call today from 2 – 3 p.m. Eastern Time. We wanted to provide the documentational instructions that CBP has provided. There are 6 publications, but we have provided them via the singular media... Read More
Changes to IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs
As of this morning, August 7, 2025, a comprehensive set of changes to the IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs took effect. The details may be found in the Executive Order dated July 31, 2025. To summarize, many countries have differing tariff rates according to Annex I in the Executive Order. Any country not listed in Annex I will continue with the 10% tariff as before. Goods from the European Union (EU) will have it a little differently. If a good has a general duty rate of under 15%, then the Reciprocal Duty... Read More
Home Appliances added to Steel Derivates commodities – Effective June 23, 2025
As reported by the National Customs Brokers Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) the U.S. Presidential Administration has added many Home Appliances to the 50% Steel Derivatives List with an effective date of June 23, 2025. See following and the attached. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in a Federal Register notice today said it will include new steel derivatives involving household appliances under the Section 232 50% tariffs, effective 12:01 a.m.... Read More
America First Trade Policy
You may have heard of President Trump and his boasting of the America First Trade Policy, his reference and inferences to an External Revenue Service (ERS). Additionally, you no doubt have heard of the threat of “25% duties on all goods from Canada and Mexico” (unquote). It appears that the start of his efforts were put in document form and published several days ago. In the included publication *(see below hyperlink) are demands and concepts put forth by the President. In specific... Read More
Manifest Preparation – Information Notice (Buffalo)
CBP Buffalo has provided new instructions today on issues of “Electronic Information for Truck Cargo Discrepancies”. In their Information Notice they identify 6 points of frequent errors by the carriers, and have asked the brokers to pass along their Information Notice. As they state in their document . . . “This information notice is also a reminder that violations of the above requirements will result in penalty actions initiated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.” Please... Read More
Blaine FDA to Restrict Hours of Operation
The Blaine, WA station of the FDA will restrict its hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Merchandise to be examined must arrive by 3:00 p.m. The adjustment of operating hours is temporary, though no date has been provided for resumption of the regular hours. We will update this information as it becomes available from the FDA. Read More
eManifest Enforcement at the Blaine Port of Entry
Hello: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)- Blaine Port of Entry has announced that they will begin to enforce the correct piece count and time of filing requirements for eManifests. The quantity on the eManifest must be the smallest external packaging units (i.e. cartons, bundles, etc). They will no longer accept the number of pallets as a valid piece count. Also, 1 truckload will not count as well. If you have a shipment in bulk, then use the weight in kilograms or pounds (we convert the weight... Read More
CBP CBSA Joint Emergency Update – Flood Situation Dec 8 2021
For your information we have attached the most recent CBP / CBSA emergency protocols due to the floods and road closures in British Columbia (BC) Canada. Please download and read the attached. UPDATED JOINT CBP AND CBSA EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS IN RESPONSE TO FLOOD SITUATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Communique updated 12082021 Steve Sanders / Sanders Brokerage Services Read More
APHIS – LACEY ACT PHASE VI – October 1, 2021
The following article submission has been provided by the NCBFAA (The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders of America): On Oct. 1, customs brokers will see new tariff flags for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Lacey, requiring transmission of a Lacey Act declaration or a valid disclaim for products classified in these tariff categories. The product categories include new wooden pallets, containers or packaging that are NOT under load, some essential oils, additional... Read More
