UPDATE: The following article was updated to include additional trade partner rates announced by the White House via social media on July 9, 2025. EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDS RECIPROCAL TARIFF PAUSE THROUGH AUGUST 1 On July 7, 2025, the White House issued an executive order extending the temporary suspension of [...]
U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN IMPACTS FROM THE 2025 BUDGET RECONCILIATION PACKAGE On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was signed into law by the White House. As a budget reconciliation package, the legislation modifies federal tax policy, raises the country's debt ceiling, and sets [...]
NEW U.S.-VIETNAM TRADE FRAMEWORK The White House has announced a new bilateral trade framework with Vietnam, which includes the application of tariffs on U.S. imports from Vietnam and expanded market access for U.S. exports to Vietnam. According to public statements on social media, goods originating from Vietnam will be subject [...]
IMPLEMENTATION MARKS A NEW COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENT FOR U.S.-UK TRADE June 30, 2025, signaled the first operational checkpoint in the rollout of the U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal under Executive Order 14309. The new tariff provisions introduce quota administration, reduced duty rates, and non-stacking protocols that directly impact how eligible UK-origin goods [...]
DIGITAL SERVICES TAX REPEAL CLEARS PATH FOR NEGOTIATIONS Canada announced its decision to officially withdraw its Digital Services Tax (DST) following a brief suspension of trade negotiations with the United States. On June 29, 2025, Canada's Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne confirmed that the June 30 collection would be halted, and [...]
NEW PROCESS ANNOUNCED FOR SECTION 232 AUTO PARTS REQUESTS The International Trade Administration (ITA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced guidelines allowing domestic auto parts manufacturers to add components to the 25% Section 232 tariff on imported vehicle parts. The full procedure will be published in the Federal [...]
REEFER IMPORT DWELL FEE REINSTATED AT PORT OF HOUSTON Beginning July 1, 2025, the Port of Houston will impose incremental surcharges on loaded refrigerated import containers that remain on terminal beyond the standard seven-day free-time window. The policy seeks to accelerate cargo turnover during peak produce and protein season. Reefer [...]
DHL EXPRESS SERVICE SUSPENSION TAKES EFFECT A stalemate in collective-bargaining negotiations between DHL Express Canada and Unifor, which represents 12,000 truck drivers, couriers, warehouse, and clerical workers across Canada, prompted the carrier to suspend all shipping operations in Canada effective June 20, 2025 until further notice. The suspension follows weeks [...]
On June 16, 2025, the United States President signed an executive order that formally begins carrying out the General Terms of the United States-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD), the framework President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on 8 May. The order cites authorities under the International Emergency Economic [...]
DUTY SCOPE WILL INCLUDE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES Effective June 23, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin enforcing a broader scope of the Section 232 steel tariffs to cover additional derivative products. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published revised HTSUS classifications in the [...]
