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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.