Section 301 Forced Labor Import Duties
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on July 24, 2026 (9:01 p.m. Pacific time on July 23,2026), the new Section 301 Forced Labor Duties will go into effect. At the same time, the Section 122 tariffs will expire. The tariff rates under Section 301 will be either 10% or 12.5% depending on the country of origin of the goods. There are some exemptions for goods that are in transit on a vessel bound for the US as well as goods covered under a valid USMCA. For details, please see the Federal Register notice... Read More
Section 301 Duties on Products from Brazil
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 22, the U.S. is imposing an additional 25% tariff on imports of Brazil under Section 301. Here is the notice in Federal Register providing details of the action. In the notice is a list of all the tariff numbers that will be affected by this action. We will update you when more information becomes available. Read More
Upcoming Section 338 Tariffs
Yesterday, July 20, 2026, President Trump posted three proclamations announcing the upcoming imposition of additional duties of 50% under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act for certain products of Canadian origin beginning at 12:01 Eastern time on August 19, 2026. For further details, please see the proclamations listed below: Alcohol Dairy Motor Vehicles This situation is developing and may change as time goes on. We will post updates as more information becomes available. Read More
File Lawsuit now to secure IEEPA refunds – Liquidate entries (law firms report)
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A issued a bulletin today advising importers to quickly file a Lawsuit with the Court of International Trade in order to secure IEEPA refunds on entries in “LIQUIDATED” status. Please see the attached advice received by our office earlier today. ST&R TRADE REPORT – Liquidated entries – File suite to secure tariff refunds Read More
Inactive for Entry Purposes – CSMS 69056621 – CBP inactivates infrequent Importers!
Starting July 16, 2026, CBP will start inactivating infrequent Importers with no current entries (older imports than 366 days) activity. CBP states this is pursuant to 19 CFR 24.5 of the Customs Regulations. Please see the attached PDF document for full explanation and methods to work with your broker for re-instatement of an infrequent importers tax number and account. Inactive for Entry Purposes (CBP-253) & CSMS# 69056621 Read More
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. It 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
CAUTION TO CARRIERS – Broker Delays due to Trump tariffs
Notice to all Truck Carriers and their exporting clientele. Please click on the PDF document link below, read the article and be advised of the position of the U.S., Northern Border Brokers Association on processing delays along the northern border of the USA. We ask you review the attached and abide by the Broker Associations suggestions. Thank you for your understand, and patience. NBCBA_Carrier_Notification 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
ACE e-Manifest Carrier Quantity Reporting
ISSUE: Carrier Penalties for reporting incorrect carrier manifest quantities Lately, CBP has been issuing penalties and warnings to Customs Brokers and Trucklines (carriers) for their reporting of incorrect or inaccurate manifest quantities. We tender this information to you in hopes that you will assist your carriers or work with them to provide usable quantities with which the can use to prepare their inward cargo manifest. Pallets / Skids: Both Pallets and Skids are not normally a usable quantity... Read More
