The following memo was published by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America to their website, www.ncbfaa.org.
Customs and Border Protection has provided the trade with guidance on the additional duties to be imposed on imports from Mexico and Canada, starting at 12:01 a.m. ET on March 4.
The additional import duties apply to certain goods that are the product of Mexico and Canada and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption in the U.S., as imposed by the initial Feb. 1 Executive Orders 14194, “Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border,” and 14193, “Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border,” as amended. CBP’s guidance provides details on the application of the additional duties for Mexico and Canada imports into the U.S.
In addition, CBP provided an update on the additional duties for imports that are the products of China and Hong Kong, pursuant to the Executive Order, “Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China,” signed on March 3. As directed by the EO, CBP is updating the additional duties from 10% to 20% and implementing a new Chapter 99 HTSUS number.
OTS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. Please do not hesitate to contact your OTS Sales Representative for additional information.