Here’s a recap of the most recent customs and worldwide commerce information:    

Administration  

  • President Trump signed an Government Order directing the Commerce Division to research whether or not imports of processed crucial minerals and their spinoff merchandise threaten to impair nationwide safety. 
  • President Trump issued a Presidential Memo stating that sure electronics are exempt from reciprocal tariffs, together with smartphones, laptop computer computer systems, semiconductor manufacturing tools, and reminiscence chips. 
  • President Trump mentioned he and his key advisors are set to fulfill with a prime Japanese official to start commerce negotiations.  

Customs and Border Safety (CBP) 

  • CBP launched its March 2025 month-to-month replace. Highlights: 
    • Recognized duties of almost $15 billion to be collected 
    • Stopped 434 shipments on suspicion of pressured labor 
    • Efficiently carried out 13 tariff-related presidential actions 
  • CBP issued up to date steering for reciprocal tariff exclusions for specified merchandise. 
  • CBP mentioned throughout a webinar that the company will begin implementing rules requiring retail pharmacies to reveal the nation of origin on the bottles of prescription remedy meant for personal people. 
  • CBP stopped over 70 shipments of counterfeit Human Progress Hormones and different harmful chemical substances. 

Bureau of Trade and Safety 

  • BIS issued a Federal Register discover requesting touch upon the Part 232 nationwide safety investigation of imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing tools. Feedback are due Could 7, 2025.  
  • BIS issued a Federal Register discover requesting feedback on the Part 232 nationwide safety investigation of Imports of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical substances. 

Division of Commerce 

  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik mentioned that the tariff exemption for electronics will probably be momentary. 
  • The Commerce Division introduced it is going to be withdrawing from an settlement suspending an antidumping responsibility investigation on Mexican-origin recent tomatoes and issuing an antidumping responsibility order on the produce. 

Court docket of Worldwide Commerce (CIT)  

  • The Liberty Justice Middle filed a lawsuit on behalf of 5 importers to problem President Trump’s authority to impose tariffs below the Worldwide Emergency Financial Powers Act (IEEPA). 

U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) 

  • USDA’s Overseas Agricultural Service (FAS) will impose a further safeguard responsibility on sure sugars, syrups, and molasses that fall below the Uruguay Spherical Agreements Act. The responsibility will apply to articles containing over 65% by dry weight of sugars which have exceeded the set off stage of 1,252 metric tons. 

Congress  

  • Consultant Grey of California launched the Cease Elevating Costs on Meals Act, which might restrict the president’s authority to impose new or further duties on articles from international locations which can be main agricultural commerce companions with the U.S. 
  • Democrats on the Home Methods and Means Committee launched the Stopping a Rogue President on Commerce Act, which might terminate sure import tariffs, together with reciprocal tariffs and the tariffs on Canada and Mexico.  

Trade Information 

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit difficult President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs. 
  • The UN Commerce and Improvement (UNCTAD) mentioned that world financial development may gradual to 2.3% as commerce tensions and uncertainty drive a recessionary development. 

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