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> 05/15/2025 > URGENT: Feeder Vessel Not Eligible for In-Transit IEEPA Exemption

> 5/13/25 > Update: No Retroactivity for Lower China Tariffs

> 04/16/2025 > China Now Faces 245% Trump Tariff

> 04/09/2025 > President Trump Announces 90 Day Pause of Reciprocal Tariffs

> 04/09/25 > UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs on China, April 9, 2025, Effective Date

> 04/03/2025 > White House Announces Reciprocal Tariffs

> 03/13/2025 > Update: Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Reporting Guidelines

> 3/13/2025 > Urgent Update: Section 232 Tariffs Set to Take Effect

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URGENT: Feeder Vessel Not Eligible for In-Transit IEEPA Exemption

Article by: Brian Walczyk, Manager, TradeInsights, LCB/CCS U.S. CBP updated their IEEPA FAQ giving additional clarity on what qualifies for the in-transit exemption. “Feeder” vessel loading dates will not qualify for the in-transit exemption, as outlined in the FAQ. Rather, it must be the vessel arriving at the U.S. waterway port cargo loading date that will qualify for the in-transit…

Update: No Retroactivity for Lower China Tariffs

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS The White House issued its Executive Order yesterday detailing the lowering of tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, and there is no mention of retroactivity for Importers to take advantage of. A lower rate of 10% IEEPA Reciprocal, previously 125%, will begin on 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May…

Breaking News! US Lowering Tariffs on China for 90 Days to 30%

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS U.S. and Chinese governments met this weekend in Geneva, Switzerland, and announced on Monday, May 12th they will be deescalating the reciprocal tariffs between the two nations. The U.S. issued a statement that it will lower the current IEEPA reciprocal rate of 145% down to 30% for Chinese goods, by May 14th. …

IMPORTANT! Reciprocal Tariff Transit Exemption Only Applies to Ocean Vessels, per US CBP

Article By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS US CBP clarified the transit exemption for reciprocal tariffs on April 30th in an update to their FAQ on the subject, found here. In the CBP FAQ it is stated, “The in-transit provisions do not apply when the shipment begins by vessel and then arrives in the United States using a…

China Now Faces 245% Trump Tariff

By: Rick Walker, Vice President, TradeInsights, LCB/CCS Various news agencies reported overnight that the White House has announced that China is facing up to a 245% tariff on imports to the U.S. “as a result of its retaliatory actions,” another escalation in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. It accompanied an executive order signed by President Donald…