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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will impose an additional 25% ad valorem duty on certain imports from Brazil following its Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices affecting U.S. commerce.

• The investigation examined Brazilian policies related to digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property protection, ethanol market access and illegal deforestation.

• The additional tariffs will apply to products identified by USTR, with specific tariff classifications and implementation details outlined in the official notice. Importers should review affected HTS classifications and assess potential duty impacts on goods of Brazilian origin.

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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will enact a 10-12.5% ad valorem duty rate on 60 countries for their failure to stop goods from being produced and/or shipped using forced labor. A country-by-country list can be found here.

• The new levies counter the expiration of a temporary 10% global tariff under Section 122, which was installed after the Supreme Court rejected duties previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
• For countries with Most-Favored Nation (MFN) rates, such as the EU, Japan and South Korea, the tariff charged will be net of the MFN duty.

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The Trump Administration used Section 338 to target Canadian products in several ways:

• Additional 50% ad valorem on certain Canadian goods
• Does not stack with Section 232 tariffs
• Does not apply to goods claiming chapter 98 duty-free treatment (except for the value of repairs, alterations, assembly)
• No exclusion for goods covered under the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement
• Goods going into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) must be admitted as “privileged foreign status”

The proclamations, which were set to take effect on August 19, have been postponed until August 21 to allow for further negotiations.

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A general strike is currently happening in South Africa, significantly impacting supply chain operations throughout the country. 

• Port terminals are closed
• Vessel operations are not being conducted, resulting in idle import/export cargo handling
• Airport cargo terminals are not processing collections, and no cargo uplift is happening
• Road export cargo collections are suspended, with no pickups being executed
• Local deliveries are not being performed due to safety and operational constraints

Shippers should anticipate delays across all shipments involving South African ports, airports, and inland transport.

Starting July 1^st, 2026, the EU made significant changes to its E-commerce customs rules, removing the duty-free threshold for low-value goods. For parcels valued at €150 or less, a flat €3 duty applies per item in a shipment. If a package contains multiple items from different product categories, the duty applies to each distinct category.

• The temporary flat-fee regime will remain in effect until July 1, 2028, while the EU continues implementing broader customs reforms.

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1/3 of all containers are now moved without cargo, a sharp deterioration from the ¼ seen in 2019. 

• The number of empty containers shipped has grown 65% since Q1 ’19, while the number of full containers has grown just 17% over the same period.
• In practical terms, carriers are now moving double the volume of empty containers—measured by distance—compared with before the pandemic.

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