Tag: Customs Compliance
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The in-transit grace period for the new Section 301 duties ends today, closing out a frantic week in which one American tariff regime died, another was born, and importers were left to reconcile refunds, stacking rules, and a calendar full of deadlines. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 For American importers, Tuesday marks the end of the…
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Sweeping 25 percent Section 301 tariffs on Brazilian goods take effect as Brasilia vows retaliation and a WTO challenge WASHINGTON, July 22, 2026 A 25 percent tariff on most goods imported from Brazil took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time this morning, opening a new and volatile chapter in the trade relationship between the United…
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Importers have until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to enter goods that were already on the water when the new forced labor tariffs took effect, and the fine print of the 431-page action is testing customs teams like nothing since the first China tariff waves. By the US Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 26,…
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Three days of testimony in Washington close out the public phase of a plan to place new duties on 60 economies covering 99.4 percent of United States imports WASHINGTON, July 9, 2026 The Office of the United States Trade Representative concluded three days of public hearings Thursday on its proposal to impose additional tariffs of…
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Forced labour tariff hearings close in Washington today, and Canada now waits to learn whether its case spares exporters a new 10 per cent duty WASHINGTON, July 9, 2026 Three days of public hearings on the most consequential American tariff proposal of the year wrap up in Washington today, and when the final witness steps…
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Ottawa tells Washington there is no basis for proposed Section 301 forced labour duties on Canadian goods as public hearings open and a late July deadline looms over exporters on both sides of the border Peacock Tariff Consulting Trade Desk WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 The Canadian government has told the Trump administration there is no…
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Peacock Tariff Consulting | Insights for U.S. Importers The Refund Opportunity Most Importers Are Missing For most U.S. importers, the duties paid at the border feel like a closed chapter. The entry is filed, the broker invoices clear, and the goods move on into the supply chain. What very few companies realize is that those…
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Tariff Consulting for Amazon Sellers: What Every FBA Importer Needs to Know About Customs Compliance
Introduction: You Are an Importer, Whether You Realize It or Not If you sell products on Amazon that are manufactured overseas, you are an importer. It does not matter whether you think of yourself as an importer, whether you have ever heard the term importer of record, or whether your freight forwarder handles everything from…
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Introduction: Ontario’s Unique Position in Cross-Border Trade Ontario is the economic engine of Canadian cross-border trade with the United States. With the busiest land border crossings in North America, a manufacturing sector deeply integrated with U.S. supply chains, and a concentration of businesses that depend on seamless goods movement across the border, Ontario businesses face…