Larry Friedman

This is a great sentence from today's International Trade Today, "In written testimony that he skipped over in his opening statement, Greer pointed to Vietnam's poverty as an unfair trade practice." Props to Mara Lee.

This resolution from @meeks.house.gov @neal.house.gov @repricklarsen.bsky.social, which I cosponsored, has privilege on the House floor.

We are going to force House Republicans to vote on Trump's crazy tariffs and the destruction they are unleashing on our economy.

Unfortunately "could" is doing a lit of work in that sentence.

First up, declaring beer an aluminum derivative and adding empty cans to the list as well. All with the signature short notice.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-05884.pdf

This is a useful CBP dox @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social posted.

The best thing about today (work wise) was that I dont have clients who import dairy from Canada.

This POTUS ran on reducing grocery prices.

There's also paperwork to support the claim: certificates from suppliers of any material treated as originating, tracking systems for fungible materials, deductions for "excluded expenses," elections to group vehicles into averaging categories, confirmations of wages at some supplietd, etc.

Many seems to think it runs through April 2 when "reciprocal tariffs" are to be announced.

Yes, USMCA originating goods are not subject to the 25% duty. Non-originating goods that nevertheless are products of Mexico and Canada are subject. Non-originating potash gets a discount to 10%. There is no time limit stated in the order.

Congressional Research Service summary of IEEPA.
crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...

Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump’s Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada

democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-releas...

Still, this is an important step in Congress asserting its constitutional role in regulating trade and checking the President's exercise of his limited authority.

Because Congress has constitutional control over tariffs, the law also allows Congress to terminate an emergency by a resolution that is passed into law. The problem with that without a veto proof majority the President may not agree. No resolution to terminate an emergency has ever succeeded.

The President imposed these tariffs on products of Canada, Mexico, and China under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). That law gives POTUS power to regulate trade to resolve an emergency.

The tariffs to address the declared national emergencies with respect to fentanyl and illegal immigration have run into their first legislative challenge. A group of House Democrats have introduced a resolution to terminate the emergencies and, therefore, remove the authorization for the tariffs.

Donald Trump announces a new Mexico tariff deal: what to know The decision comes after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that tariffs on both Mexico and Canada would "likely" be delayed.

I read the headline and was momentarily worried about Albuquerque. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency

Canada order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency

Mexico order, www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Apparently, this comes via a Truth Social post and applies to USMCA qualifying products (which is most of what is imported from Mexico). No news on Canada, but that might be just a Truth away.

Trump Live Updates: Latest Department of Education and Tariff News (Gift Article)

Mexico gets another delay. NYT: Trump Administration Live Updates: In Reversal, Trump Suspends Most New Tariffs on Mexico Until April 2. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Cargo Systems Messaging Service Securing America's Borders

There are similar documents for steel and aluminum. You best quick reference is the CBP CSMS system. Look for "Guidance" documents. www.cbp.gov/trade/automa...

The base HTSUS codes have not changed. The newly affected items are listed in the Annexes with the corresponding HS codes for the additional duties. Canada: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03664.pdf, Mexico: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03665.pdf.

What are the "little disturbance" the President thinks we will see from his tariff policies? He is talking like it will be a speed bump to avoid saying inflation and foreign retaliation making exports difficult.

POTUS confirming reciprocal tariffs start April 1 and references "non-monetary tariffs," which must be non-tariff barriers.

The 23rd Annual DiCarlo-CIT Lecture will be held April 24. The event is virtual and is free to register. The focus will be on tariff actions and origin. Our invited keynote is CIT Judge Laroski. We expect a timely and interesting program.
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Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

That order is tied to a more general order taking other steps to expand timber production including using emergency procedures under the Endangered Species Act to facilitate timber production and other steps intended to reduce barriers to timber production. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

This is the first step toward imposing duties or other restriction on imports of timber and timber derivatives (e.g., lumber). The report is due Nov. 26, 2025.

Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion

Now the President has declared the health of the timber industry in the U.S. a possible threat to national security and ordered Commerce to conduct a Section 232 investigation. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Great insights on de minimis shipments from latest @chadbown.bsky.social Trade Talks podcast. Data shows the potential loss of de minimis, which is combined with existing 301 duties and the new 10% IEEPA duty (which may go to 20%), would largely hit the wallets of poorer Americans.