Tag: Mexico
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Importing as a small business. Setup, ongoing compliance, mitigation strategies, common pitfalls.
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Supply chain tariff strategy pillar. Sourcing diversification, USMCA-leveraged structures, near-shoring, tariff-aware design.
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Near-shoring vs re-shoring decision framework. Mexico near-shore, U.S. re-shore, cost-benefit analysis.
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Free trade agreement layering. CETA + CUSMA, KORUS + USMCA, multi-FTA configurations.
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Introduction: A Historic Refund Window Opens The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision striking down the Trump administration’s IEEPA‑based tariffs has triggered one of the largest potential refund events in modern U.S. trade history. Billions of dollars in duties collected across thousands of importers were deemed unlawfully imposed, and the Court of International Trade has now…
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The White House has issued an Executive Order formally ending all additional ad valorem duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) across a wide range of earlier tariff actions. These duties were originally tied to national emergencies involving illicit drugs, synthetic opioids, border pressures, trade deficits, and geopolitical threats. The order directs…
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Canada’s Pivot to Asia: Navigating Trade Turbulence with the Trump Administration Canada is actively pivoting toward Asia as a strategic response to stalled trade negotiations and punitive tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, marking a significant shift in its global trade posture. A Year of Strained Canada–U.S. Trade Relations The past year has been particularly…
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The cosmetics and fragrance industries in North America are entering 2026 at a crossroads. Global trade tensions, shifting consumer behavior, and regional policy changes are converging to create one of the most challenging environments the sector has faced in decades. With Mexico introducing new tariffs on Asian imports, the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) under review…
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On December 8–10, 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump advanced three interlinked trade positions affecting North American agriculture and resource-sharing: (1) the possibility of “very severe” tariffs on Canadian fertilizer to encourage domestic production; (2) a new 5% tariff threat on Mexican imports unless Mexico immediately delivers water owed under the 1944 Rio Grande Water…
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The presumption that goods qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA or CUSMA) are immune from post‑entry duty assessments is not always borne out in practice. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintains robust authority to scrutinize entries, verify eligibility, and where documentation is incomplete or responsiveness is deficient assess duties…