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The Supreme Court let the Section 301 List 3/4A tariffs stand. CIT now gives importers a hard September 4 deadline to either preserve remaining claims or consent to dismissal.
Read →USMCA's third joint review round wrapped July 23 with a fourth round set for September. Here's what the six named subjects (autos, steel, ag, and more) mean for brokers before then, and what to actually do about it at the entry level.
Read →The Supreme Court threw out the IEEPA tariffs and a new Section 301 regime replaced them. Refunds on the duties your clients already paid do not flow automatically. Here is how to preserve the claims at the entry level before liquidation closes the door.
Read →Ask most tariff platforms whether your product qualifies for USMCA and you get a demo request form instead of an answer. Triangle's USMCA qualification check is free, requires no signup, and runs in your browser right now.
Read →USTR has recommended tightening USMCA rules of origin, starting with autos, as the 2026 Joint Review heads to its fourth round in September. Here is what to check on your entries before the bar moves.
Read →Monterrey, Tijuana, and Queretaro earned their reputations. But Mexico's nearshoring capacity is expanding beyond the traditional hubs. Yucatan is one of the most compelling additions to the evaluation list.
Read →The question is no longer whether Mexico is cheaper than China. The question is how much cheaper, on which product categories, and under which tariff scenarios.
Read →Section 301 gets the headlines. AD/CVD orders quietly add 50-300% on top of everything else. Most importers only find out at liquidation.
Read →USTR Greer told Congress he was not prepared to recommend renewal without changes. Commerce Secretary Lutnick confirmed Trump expects to "renegotiate." This is not a formality.
Read →PROSEC covers 24 industrial sectors. It does not require goods to be exported. And most US companies operating in Mexico either do not know it exists or do not understand how it interacts with IMMEX.
Read →Every importer running a landed cost model built on January 2026 assumptions is now working with dead numbers. The duty stack did not change. Everything around it did.
Read →Most supply chain conversations about China diversification jump to Vietnam or Mexico. India has been sitting quietly with five trade agreements most US importers have not mapped.
Read →The tariff spread between China-origin and USMCA-qualified Mexico-origin goods is wider in 2026 than at any point since Section 301 launched. Here is the math.
Read →CBP does not just check whether you got the right HTS code. They check whether you got there the right way. GRI-based reasoning is the difference between a defensible classification and an audit vulnerability.
Read →In 2017, Vietnam exported $46 billion to the US. By 2024, $130 billion. CBP noticed. If you moved sourcing to Vietnam since 2018, your origin documentation is under more scrutiny than you may realize.
Read →Most importers focus on the tariff rate difference between two HS codes. The real cost of misclassification is what comes after CBP finds it first.
Read →USMCA does not exempt Canadian and Mexican steel from Section 232. You get a 50% reduction, not elimination. The full exemption only comes with melt-and-pour documentation. Here is the math.
Read →If you imported goods from China, Russia, or other IEEPA-targeted countries between 2018 and February 20, 2026, you may be owed a refund. Here is the step-by-step calculation guide.
Read →Section 122's 150-day clock ran out on July 24, 2026. Written before the deadline, when the outcome was still open, and kept as published. Here are the three scenarios and how to model each one.
Read →Standard ACE canned reports don't give you what you need to file IEEPA refund claims. The Entry Summary Universe does. Here's the step-by-step.
Read →Most importers calculating their IEEPA refund exposure are skipping the step that determines which filing path they can actually use. Liquidation status changes everything.
Read →Section 122 of the Trade Act took effect February 24, 2026 and expired on July 24, 2026. Kept as published. For entries today the layer that applies is the Section 301 forced-labor action.
Read →On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs. If you've been paying them, you may be owed a refund. The window won't stay open forever.
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