Tariff Resource Center
Navigating Tariff Disruption in Real Time
Tariffs are transforming industry landscapes and placing a heavy burden on business owners, who must shift their current strategy or pay the added cost. The speed of information, the complexity, and new administrative obligations for manufacturers are creating new challenges.
Our team consists of supply chain optimization specialists who have assisted clients with tariff mitigation strategies, including product costing/pricing strategies, procurement savings strategies, operational and working capital improvement, and light restructuring.
Tariff Updates
Reciprocal Tariff Deadline of July 9 Pushed Back
July 8, 2025
The 90-day pause on the country-specific tariffs, originally set to expire on July 9, will now expire on August 1
- Letters were sent to 14 countries, indicating the tariff rate they will be facing effective August 1, if they do not negotiate improving trade terms with the US. Those countries include
- Japan: 25%
- South Africa: 30%
- South Korea: 25%
- Kazakhstan: 25%
- Laos: 40%
- Malaysia: 25%
- Myanmar: 40%
- Tunisia: 25%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30%
- Indonesia: 32%
- Bangladesh: 35%
- Serbia: 35%
- Cambodia: 36%
- Thailand: 36%
Global Aluminum & Steel
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act
February 10, 2025:
- Tariffs on steel remains at 25%
- Raised the aluminum tariff from 10% to 25%
- All country exemptions eliminated
- Terminated all existing General Approved Exclusions (GEAs) and phasing out specifc product exclusions
- Added a list of steel and aliminum derivative articles made from U.S.-sourced steel and aluminum
March 12, 2025:
No Duty Drawback
May 8, 2025: Steel and aluminum tariffs remain at 25% for the U.K.
June 17, 2025: New trade deal signed between United States and United Kingdom
- Tariffs on U.K. aerospace products have been exempted from previous 10% tariff on all other countries
- Automotive import tariffs have been slashed to 10% from 27.5% on a quota of 100,000 vehicles per year
- Discussions are ongoing on steel and aluminum tariffs
China, Hong Kong & Macau
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
May 12, 2025:
- U.S. and China agree to 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs, effectively slashing tariffs by more than 100%
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20% tariff through IEEPA and 10% reciprocal tariffs =30%
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Standard duty still applies
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Section 301 still applies
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Steel/aluminum stays at 25%
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De Minimis Threshold
May 14, 2025
- Shipments of specific products under $800 from China and Hong Kong will be subject to ad valorem duty rate of 54% or flat specific duty rate of $100 per package
Canada & Mexico
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
March 4, 2025:
- 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico.
April 2, 2025:
- Paused without a determined end date for USMCA-qualified goods.
- Duty Drawback allowed on USMCA-qualified goods only
Reciprocal Tariffs
'Fair and Reciprocal Plan' February 2025
April 2, 2025:
- Reciprocal tariffs announced on imported goods from most countries.
- 10% on all countries, except Canada and Mexico (0% USMCA, 25% non-USMCA).
April 9, 2025:
- Higher Tariffs: Paused until July 9, 2025.
- Exceptions: Does not apply to goods already subject to Section 232.
Auto Tariffs
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
Effective May 5, 2025: It is expected that a content-based valuation system will be implemented, where the 25% tariff will apply only to the non-US content of USMCA qualifying parts.
No Duty Drawback
United Kingdom
May 8, 2025
- 10% reciprocal tariffs remain in place
- Alternative agreement is in place for Section 232 tariffs on UK autos; 10% on first 100,000 vehicles and 25% on any additional vehicles
- Steel and aluminum tariffs remain at 25% for the U.K.
June 17, 2025: New trade deal signed between United States and United Kingdom
- Tariffs on U.K. aerospace products have been exempted from previous 10% tariff on all other countries
- Automotive import tariffs have been slashed to 10% from 27.5% on a quota of 100,000 vehicles per year
- Discussions are ongoing on steel and aluminum tariffs
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