The White House is weighing a second round of semiconductor tariffs that would reach laptops, servers and gaming consoles, and may scrap January’s data center exemptions, setting up a collision between reshoring policy and the AI buildout By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting | August 31, 2026 WASHINGTON, August 31, 2026. The Trump…
With 100 percent Section 232 tariffs on imported drones set to bite September 3, importers, public safety agencies and an entire trade show full of buyers confront the most aggressive drone trade action in US history By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting | August 31, 2026 WASHINGTON, August 31, 2026. In three days,…
Two weeks before Section 232 duties of up to 100 percent hit imported unmanned aircraft, small U.S. operators are pulling five-figure purchases forward and Commerce has yet to publish the classification guidance importers need WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2026 With 13 days left before the first tranche of Section 232 tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems takes…
Brazil’s foreign trade chamber has eliminated import duties on dozens of technology products and rewritten tariff relief for hundreds of capital goods, auto parts and heavy vehicles, a package that takes effect August 13 as the country works to lower investment costs while absorbing a new 25 percent American tariff on its exports. BRASILIA, August…
Introduction: When Spreadsheets Are Not Enough Every import compliance program starts with spreadsheets. Classification databases in Excel, duty payment tracking in a shared drive, certificate of origin records in a filing cabinet. For small importers with a limited product portfolio, this approach can work. But as import volume grows, product complexity increases, and regulatory requirements…