Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Administration

• The Administration’s reciprocal tariffs took effect on August 7. Goods from more than 60 countries now face additional tariffs between 10% and 41%.
• On August 6, President Trump signed an Executive Order imposing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India to take effect Aug. 27. This applies on top of the 25% reciprocal tariff.
• President Trump told reporters that the U.S. will be imposing a tariff of “approximately 100%” on chips and semiconductors.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• CBP published additional guidance on reciprocal tariffs. The guidance covers additional information on what goods are exempt, reiterates which goods are subject to reciprocal tariffs, the reporting sequence for HTSUS numbers, and how CBP will process goods determined to be transshipped.  
• CBP released a Harmonized System Update on August 5 that contained 404 Automated Broker Interface records and 135 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. 
• CBP published guidance on how brokers and importers should apply the new 40% duties on goods imported from Brazil.
• CBP, in partnership with the FDA, seized 54,843 […]
  

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:     

Administration 

• President Trump told reporters that Section 232 tariffs on pharmaceuticals will start “probably at the end of the month.” 
• President Trump told reporters that the Administration would be sending a letter to 150 “small countries” notifying them of their new tariff rate. 
• President Trump announced a trade deal with Indonesia. A 19% tariff rate will apply to all Indonesian imports. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP launched a new and improved Withhold Release Orders (WROs) and Findings Dashboard. The new dashboard displays active WROs or Findings issued by CBP from 1950 to the present and is updated as new WROs or Findings are issued. 
• CBP issued guidance on applying Section 232 auto tariffs on non-U.S. content for USMCA-qualifying imports of passenger vehicles and light trucks.  

United States Trade Representative (USTR) 

• USTR launched a Section 301 investigation on Brazilian policies that discriminate against American firms. Comments are due August 18. 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

• The FDA announced that […]
  

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Administration

• President Trump issued an Executive Order that officially postpones the effective date of the country-specific reciprocal tariffs from July 9 to Aug. 1.
• President Trump announced that a 50% tariff on copper imports will take effect on August 1, 2025.
• On July 4, President Trump signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law. The bill includes provisions that will terminate the $800 de minimis exception for commercial shipments from all countries as of July 1, 2027.
• President Trump sent a letter to Brazil’s president, threatening a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods and calling for the end of the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
• President Trump posted screenshots of letters he sent to 22 countries regarding reciprocal tariff rates that will take effect on August 1. Letters were sent to Brazil, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Moldova, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Serbia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Tunisia. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• Several FDA-regulated products previously exempt from partner government agency filing requirements when falling under the $800 de minimis threshold