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China-US Ocean Booking Surge After Trade Deal, Capacity Crunch Expected, US Trucking Rates Not Impacted, Potential Canada Post Strike
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 5/19/25.
Supply Chain Weekly Roundup: US Reaches Deal to Lower Tariffs on China, Ocean Carriers Not Returning to Red Sea Despite Ceasefire
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 5/12/25.
U.S.–China Reach New Trade Agreement: What It Means for Tariffs and Duty Drawback
The United States and China have announced a new bilateral trade agreement following high-level negotiations in Geneva. This marks the first joint trade statement between the two countries in years and introduces major changes to tariffs and trade policy that could...
Supply Chain Roundup: US Ends De Minimis Exemption for China, Drayage Industry Braces for Downturn, LTL Q1 Rate Surge
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 5/5/25.
US Shippers Waiting for “Dust to Settle” on Tariffs, Blank Sailings Increase on Trans-Pac Lines, US LTL Reclassification Coming
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 4/28/25.
J.M. Rodgers Offers Up Timely Expertise In Duty Drawback
If there’s anything that importers need to know in these days of uncertainty over tariffs, it’s how to save money. The answer is easy enough if they are also exporters: duty drawback. It’s a simple concept but underlain by a system that can be tricky to...
Supply Chain Roundup: Pre-Tariff Import Surge Provides Boost to US LTL Volumes, Trump Admin to End De Minimis Exemption for China and Hong Kong on May 2
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 4/21/25.
De Minimis Ends for China and Hong Kong: What U.S. Importers Need to Know
A major shift in U.S. import policy is on the horizon: the long-standing de minimis exemption for low-value goods will no longer apply to shipments from China and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025. At J.M. Rodgers, we’re helping importers prepare for this...
Trump Pauses Reciprocal Tariff Policy for 90 Days, But Raises China Duties to 145%, Uncertainty Impacts the Supply Chain
Stay up to date on global trade, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends in our Supply Chain Roundup for the week of 4/14/25.
CBP Update: Duty Drawback Still Available as China Tariffs Surge to 125% Under Reciprocal Tariff Order
On April 10, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS #64701128, updating previous guidance related to the Reciprocal Tariff Program initiated by Executive Order 14257. This latest directive reflects a major policy shift: the tariff rate on imports...
President Trump Announces 90-Day ‘Pause’ of Reciprocal Tariffs Except China
President Trump announced on Truth Social that a 90-day pause and a "substantially lowered" of the reciprocal tariffs, effective immediately. "Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by...
Updated Reciprocal Tariffs on Goods from China – Effective April 9, 2025
Starting April 9, 2025, the U.S. has imposed a significantly higher tariff on most imported goods from China. Under a new Executive Order signed on April 8, the reciprocal tariff rate increases from 34% to 84% for qualifying goods. This change, outlined in CSMS...