Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshots

Here is a review of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• CBP released its monthly update for February 2025. Highlights:
  • $2.9 million in taxes and fees were determined.
  • According to the suspected use of mandatory labor, 1,024 cargoes were stopped for further inspections.
  • 1,815 goods were seized, including counterfeit goods.
• CBP Release Guide About import tariffs on imported steel and steel derivative products.
• CBP Release Guide Import tariffs on imports of aluminum and aluminum derivatives.
• CBP releases April Trade Outreach Webinar schedule.
• CBP Officials Captured If it is real, it contains $3.5 million worth of fake designer jewelry.
• Baltimore CBP Officials Captured Over $72,000 forged vinyl flooring tiles.
• CBP Captured In Allentown, Pennsylvania, fake skin creams and a sand crust pen that cost over $30,000.

administrative

• President Trump ensure Response to EU’s new tariffs on U.S. products.
• exist Truth Society PositionPresident Trump threatens to impose a 200% tariff on EU wine, champagne and alcohol products if they do not remove its 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey.

U.S. Department of Commerce

• Commercially published Federal Registration Notice Notify the trade community that they must pay 25% of Section 232 of the 72nd (Iron), 73 (steel) and 76 (aluminum) tariffs on the United States (HTSUS) coordinated tariff schedules belonging to Section 72 (Iron), 73 (steel) and 76 (aluminum).
• Commercially published Federal Registration Notice The public is required to investigate the copper imports under Article 232.
• Commercially published Federal Registration Notice The public is required to investigate the timber and timber imports under Article 232.

US Trade Representative (USTR)

• USTR hold The public hearing on March 11, 2025 involved Article 301 investigation on China’s behavior, policies and practices related to the advantages of the semiconductor industry.

Congress

• Senators Bill Cassidy and Catherine Cortez Masto Introduced The bill aims to create a truly single window for importers and to reduce data submissions of export lists in advance.

Industry News

• CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container transport company, Announce $20 billion in U.S. investments over four years have been made, expanding its fleet of flags, upgrading ports and launching an air cargo hub in Chicago. This will create 10,000 jobs.
• Serina Baker-Hill, director of CBP’s Center for Excellence and Expertise, has been charged By cheating FEMA, making false statements to federal agents and committing wire fraud.
• GE Aerospace Announce Nearly $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing has benefited more than 20 communities in 16 states.

International

• theme explain It plans to restore previous tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum and introduce new countermeasures to U.S. exports.
• Effective on March 13, 2025, Canada is 25% tariff $29.8 billion imported from the United States

Florida News

• Ministry of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Plan to close Nearly twelve federal offices in South Florida, including the National Park Service and the FDA’s OCI office.

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