Tag: Trade Compliance


  • Refund Battle

    More than 120 billion dollars in unlawful tariff collections are working their way back to American importers, but an appeals court fight and a wall of filing deadlines could decide who actually gets paid WASHINGTON, August 4, 2026. Nearly six months after the Supreme Court declared the administration’s emergency tariffs unlawful, the largest duty refund…

  • Labor Levy Era

    The transition window on Washington’s forced labor tariffs closed this week, locking duties of 10 to 12.5 percent onto imports from 60 economies covering virtually all US trade and completing the largest single rebuild of the American tariff wall in decades WASHINGTON, July 30, 2026. The last grace period in the United States’ sweeping new…

  • Forced Labour

    Washington swaps an expiring global levy for a Section 301 ‘forced labour’ tariff, hitting Canada at 10 percent while sparing CUSMA-compliant goods Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Ottawa. Filed July 24, 2026. OTTAWA, July 24, 2026. The United States moved on Thursday to impose a fresh set of tariffs on dozens of trading partners,…

  • Brazil on Clock

    With eight days left on a statutory deadline, USTR wraps up hearings on a proposed 25 percent tariff on Brazilian goods as a Bolsonaro pleads for delay, Lula threatens retaliation, and US importers brace for a July 15 decision By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 The clock on the…

  • 10% on Trial

    Washington opens public hearings today on a proposed Section 301 forced labour tariff that would add a 10 percent duty to Canadian exports, as Ottawa races to prove its border enforcement has teeth OTTAWA, July 7, 2026 The price of Canada’s access to the American market goes under the microscope in Washington this morning, as…

  • U.S. Proposes Tariffs on 60 Economies Over Forced-Labor Trade Failures

    The United States moved to open a sweeping new front in its trade agenda this week, with the U.S. Trade Representative determining that 60 economies together accounting for the overwhelming majority of America’s imports have failed to ban and enforce prohibitions on goods made with forced labor, and proposing additional tariffs of up to 12.5%…

  • Everything you need to know about Tariff Refunds.

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

  • Plain-English commentary on CBP binding rulings (CROSS database). Search rulings by product, HTS chapter, or topic. Updated weekly.