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In fewer than three months, the Trump administration has upended decades of US trade policy and practice in the wake of the administration’s America First Trade Policy articulated in the January 20, 2025, Presidential...more
On April 3, 2025, President Trump issued the full details of the automotive tariffs, including the exact Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings to which the automotive tariffs apply. This completed the implementation of...more
On February 10, President Trump issued Proclamations 10896, “Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States” and 10895 “Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States,” (together, Proclamations), reasserting U.S....more
On March 26, the Trump Administration announced a sweeping new trade action: a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and certain automobile parts from all countries, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962....more
The threat of a looming trade war has left United States importers scrambling for tools to help ameliorate the impact of customs duties. In many ways we are entering a higher cost operating environment. ...more
Pursuant to Notices issued by Department of Homeland Security Secretary on Monday, March 3, 2025, United States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will begin collecting a duty of 25% on most products of Mexico and Canada...more
FTZ’s and the Business Drift Bob Brewer VP of Marketing/NBD is joined by Braumiller Consulting Group’s VP Robert Stein to discuss the common business drift with FTZ’s when it comes to maintaining compliance and...more
Throughout his presidency, President Trump has used tariffs – and the threat of tariffs – to address an unprecedented variety of economic and national security threats. As if to underscore the point, on December 2, 2019, the...more