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US Tariffs in 2026 After the IEEPA Ruling: What Importers Actually Pay
The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs in February 2026 and the duties were rebuilt under other statutes within months. What applies now, and how refunds work.
Global Freight Market Update, August 2026: Rates, Routes and Risk
Hormuz is still effectively shut, the Cape is carrying Asia-Europe, tariff authority has been rebuilt from scratch and emissions costs are now fully loaded. A shipper's read on the freight market as of 9 August 2026.
Import Duty from China to the USA: How to Calculate What You Will Pay
Duty from China is now several layers stacked on one entry. How the calculation works, where each rate comes from, and how to estimate before you commit to an order.
How to Import from China to the USA: The Small Business Playbook
From supplier terms to delivered cargo: registrations, classification, the documents, who files what, and the timeline to plan against for a first China import.
Rules of Origin: How to Claim Preferential Duty Without Getting It Wrong
Origin is about where goods were made, not where they shipped from. The three tests that confer it, what USMCA and EU claims require, and why enforcement got serious.
Foreign Trade Zones vs Bonded Warehouses: When Deferring Duty Pays
Both defer duty. Only one allows manufacturing, only one protects you from a rate rise, and recent tariff actions closed the biggest FTZ benefit.
Duty Drawback: How to Reclaim Duty on Goods You Re-Export
Up to 99% of duty back on re-exported or destroyed goods: the deadline nearly every article gets wrong, and which tariffs actually qualify.
Customs Valuation: How the Dutiable Value Is Actually Calculated
The six methods, the five additions to the invoice price, and the First Sale rule, which is still alive despite what a lot of guidance implies.
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties: What Importers Actually Pay
Anti-dumping and countervailing duties can add far more to a landed cost than the regular tariff line. Here is what triggers them, how the rates are set, and how to check before you commit to a supplier.
US-China Vessel Port Fees Are Suspended, Not Gone
A fee that was announced at $150 per unit, revised to a completely different structure before it took effect, charged for less than a month, then suspended, is not a settled policy. It expires in seven weeks. Here is exactly where things stand today.
Mexican Pedimento, IMMEX and Customs Brokers Explained
The pedimento is the customs declaration behind every Mexican import or export, and IMMEX is the program that lets manufacturers import inputs without paying duty first. This guide explains both, who may file, what changed for 2026, and where the US entry takes over.
Trade Policy and Customs Update for Shippers, October 2026
As of 6 October 2026, the US-China truce has a new date in a Treasury statement, but the Section 301 port fee suspension still ends on 9 November in the only legal instrument that governs it. This update separates what officials have published from what has only been reported.
UK Import Customs Declarations: CDS, EORI and Postponed VAT Explained
To import goods into Great Britain you need a GB EORI number, a customs declaration made on the Customs Declaration Service (yourself or through an agent), and a plan for paying duty and import VAT. This guide covers each step and what has changed at the border, as of 6 October 2026.
Customs Penalties and Prior Disclosure: How 19 USC 1592 Works
Section 1592 lets CBP penalise a false or incomplete import entry even when no duty was lost. A valid prior disclosure, made before you know of an investigation and paired with a tender of the lost duty, can cut the penalty to interest or to nothing.
India Import Customs Explained: IEC, Bill of Entry, ICEGATE and Duty
Every commercial import into India needs a DGFT Importer Exporter Code and a Bill of Entry filed on ICEGATE, usually before the vessel arrives. This guide explains the filing deadlines, how the duty is built up, and the BIS and FSSAI holds that stop cargo most often.
Importing into Brazil: Siscomex, RADAR, the DUIMP and the Tax Stack Explained
Importing into Brazil means a RADAR registration, a declaration filed through the Portal Siscomex, possible approvals from other agencies and a stack of federal and state taxes. This guide explains each piece and what was changing as of October 2026.
Importing into Japan: NACCS, the Import Permit and Consumption Tax Explained
Japan clears imports through a declaration filed in NACCS, an examination, payment of duty and consumption tax, and then an import permit. This guide walks through each step, how the tax is built, and which agencies can sit alongside Customs.
Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum and Derivatives Explained
Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum and copper changed shape in April and June 2026: they now apply to the full customs value of covered goods, in tiers from 10% to 50%. This guide explains what is covered, how to check a product, and what the Supreme Court IEEPA ruling did and did not change.
Trade Policy and Customs Update, Late October 2026: Port Fee Pause, Postal Dates and Canada Duties
Between 13 and 27 October 2026 USTR proposed extending the China-linked port fee pause to 9 January 2027, CBP moved a postal entry date to 20 January 2027, and a White House proclamation changed Canada duty lists from 30 October. This update separates what is final from what is only proposed.