by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Jan 6, 2021 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
A major theme of the last several years in international trade has been the resurgence in the importance of tariffs, as countries around the world begin to use them to further their interests in domestic economies in a globalized world. This trend continues into 2021,...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Nov 11, 2020 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
US Exporters have a new headache to deal with in overseas markets, as the European Union is set to take action and implement a slate of new tariffs on American products. The products themselves will be wide-ranging, with a particular focus on agricultural products as...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Oct 20, 2020 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
Trade tensions between the EU and the USA continued to simmer, as long-running disputes at the World Trade Organization over illegal subsidies continue to come to a head as dueling lawsuits about the EU and USA subsidizing their domestic airline manufacturers resolve...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Aug 18, 2020 | Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
Barely a month out of the full implementation of the new USMCA, the United States put additional tariffs on the major Canadian export of aluminum. These duties were first imposed in early 2018 for global imports of aluminum and steel, but Canada was provided an...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Aug 4, 2020 | Duty Drawback, Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
Many industries are staring at a large increase in their product costs this week, as the first wave of temporary exclusions is set to expire on Friday, with an additional group of them set to expire in later September. Thus far there has been no indication that the...
by J.M. Rodgers Co. | Jul 28, 2020 | Duty Drawback, International Trade, Letter From The CEO, Tariffs
The last few weeks have been a busy one for importers of European goods, as several announcements about the tariffs and duties their products will be subject to have taken place. This past March, tariffs were imposed that increased duty rates from the current 10% to...
