In July, the Trump Administration chose to let the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement lapse, leaving companies in flux. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, choosing not to renew this agreement for 16 years…
Hormuz traffic is back at crisis lows, the Houthis have opened a second front against Saudi shipping, and new US duties landed the same week. Yet spot rates just fell. Here is why, and what…
A single clause buried in a 1974 trade law let the administration put duties on 99.4% of American imports, four months after the Supreme Court struck down its last attempt. Here’s what happened, step by…
There is a version of this story where the headline writes itself: CPSC requires electronic filing of product certificates starting July 8, 2026. That is accurate, and for some importers it is all they need…
The tariffs came fast, the court orders came faster, and now the question for most importers who paid IEEPA duties is not whether they are entitled to a refund for a large number of entries,…
Weeks after the U.S. and Iran signed a fragile Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for shipping, remains in flux. Bloomberg reported Saturday that some attempting to leave the Persian…
Right now, a proposed peace deal between the U.S. and Iran remains in flux, as key issues, like the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program, remain sticking points. The Strait of Hormuz remains one…
Here is the basic shape of Section 122 as of June 1. The administration invoked it on February 20, the same day the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA, as a backup plan to keep a…
Here is the basic shape of the IEEPA refund situation as of early June. The Supreme Court invalidated the tariffs in February. The government had collected roughly $166 billion under them. Customs and Border Protection…