Tag: Importer of Record


  • Polysilicon Cap

    Commerce moves to shut down a pre-tariff import surge, capping new solar and semiconductor importers at a few kilograms a week and quietly retiring the steel and aluminum inclusions process in the same rule WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2026. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security filed a temporary final rule on Tuesday morning that…

  • Zero Hour Duty

    Canada’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. goods take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, closing the in-transit window and handing importers a 629-line compliance problem that lands before most customs desks open. By the Canada Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting OTTAWA, September 7, 2026 – Canadian importers have until midnight tonight to get…

  • Pharma 100% Era

    America’s 100 percent pharmaceutical tariff is now the law of the land for the industry’s biggest names, and the rest of the sector has eight weeks to find shelter before the same duty lands on them WASHINGTON, August 4, 2026. The most aggressive sector-specific tariff in modern American trade history is no longer a threat,…

  • Step-by-step IEEPA refund filing guide for SMB importers. CAPE portal walkthrough, eligibility, documents, statutory interest, processing time.

  • Step-by-step duty drawback filing guide. Manufacturing, unused merchandise, rejected merchandise drawback. Recover up to 99% of duty on exported goods.

  • CBP Form 7501 entry summary explained line by line. What each box means, common errors, and how to read your duty breakdown.

  • Post Summary Correction (PSC) lets importers correct entry errors before liquidation. Eligibility, filing process, time limits, and common use cases.

  • Cross-border tariff and CUSMA advisory for Buffalo and Ontario exporters. Peace Bridge clearance, CUSMA certificates, CARM, USMCA.

  • CARM (CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management) enrollment, setup, and ongoing operations for Canadian importers. Mandatory in 2026.

  • 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…