Trade

What crosses borders and what it costs: tariffs, duties, refunds, trade deals, and trade flows.

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ITC votes to keep mattress duties on seven countries

The vote keeps a 97.78% subsidy duty on Chinese mattresses and dumping orders Commerce tied to margins up to 763%.

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USTR moves to push China ship fees to January

The proposed pause runs through Jan 9, a day before the US-China trade truce lapses, with public comments due Oct 30.

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US swaps packaging for medtech on its Canada tariff list

From Oct 30, about $2.6 billion of Canadian imports leave the 50% duty and a similar amount joins it.

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Trump holds off wind turbine tariffs for 180 days of talks

A Section 232 finding names imported inverters as a grid security risk, while existing metal duties on turbine parts stay.

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CBP rule could add $40 in filing costs per package entering the US

Customs estimates the electronic entry it wants for every mailed import would cost as much as many small online orders.

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Hydro Flask's owner will reinvest up to $70.5M of its tariff refund in clearing stock, packaging and its brands

Helen of Troy wants those costs behind it before its next fiscal year, as state packaging fees and freight costs climb.

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Importer sues over 50% Canada tariffs, seeking refunds for every importer that paid

The suit says duties on goods added in September started after seven days, not the 30 the law requires.

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IEEPA tariff refunds skip buyers who paid them through suppliers

NAPA's parent imports under 0.5% of what it buys, so refunds on the tariffs it absorbed mostly go to its suppliers.

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EU's €2 per-item handling fee set to start Nov 1

Every item in a direct order to an EU shopper pays it, on top of the €3 duty, with no end date.

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CBP is holding $1.1B in tariff refunds over missing bank details

Importers owed IEEPA refunds are waiting on money CBP can't send, because it has no bank account on file for them.

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Canadian lumber duties fall, but a 2024 bill comes due

Commerce cut the duty on new Canadian lumber by about 10 percentage points, and set a higher final rate on what crossed in 2024.

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Briefing

India says its first-phase US trade deal is in legal drafting

India will implement the deal only if it gains a tariff advantage over competing exporters.

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Briefing

China’s exports jump 36.3% in September, far above forecasts

The trade surplus reached $133.5 billion as exports grew at their fastest pace since February.

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Briefing

BD commits $19B to US manufacturing for future tariff relief

The medical device maker plans to produce 5 billion more consumables a year in the US.

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Briefing

Trade court lets importers that never sued seek IEEPA refunds as a group

The ruling covers importers that paid the tariffs but never sued, potentially clearing a path to refunds for smaller businesses.

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Briefing

Mexico's auto exports fall 12% in September

Light-vehicle production fell 15% from a year earlier, to 301,803 units.

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Briefing

178 Section 301 exclusions on Chinese goods expire Nov. 9

Goods must be entered before 11:59 p.m. Eastern that day to qualify.

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Briefing

US imports rise $17.2B in August, led by oil, gold and chips

Consumer goods imports fell $486 million as pharmaceutical imports dropped.

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Briefing

India says US trade talks have hit a plateau

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said further give and take would be ‘very, very difficult’ for both sides.

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Briefing

CBP opens Phase 3 tariff refunds, but only to importers that sued

Plaintiffs had to give CBP a valid importer of record number by July 30.

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Briefing

100% drug tariff now hits most importers

Drugmakers with approved US manufacturing plans can pay 20%, while some countries and products qualify for lower rates.

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Briefing

US & China name $60B of goods for lower tariffs, but no rates or dates

US and China approved lists of $60B of goods for lower tariffs, about $30B each way. No rates or start date are set. Chips, EVs and batteries are left off.

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Briefing

Trade groups ask USTR to extend the China ship-fee pause

The fees can be charged up to five times a year per vessel.

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Briefing

Costco puts part of its $184M in tariff refunds into lower prices

The refunds added $0.15 a share to fourth-quarter earnings after the price cuts.

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Briefing

Mexico and the US push USMCA talks to October

The fourth round of review talks had been planned for September in Washington.