Short summaries of trade rules and standards that change what a shipment costs or what paperwork it needs. Each item says what happened, when it takes effect, who it touches and what to do next, with the original source linked.
Also searched as: US Section 301 exclusions, Section 232 derivative tariffs, de minimis suspension, HTSUS classification, landed cost sheet
USTR extended 178 product exclusions to 11:59 p.m. Eastern on 9 November 2026. Unless they are extended again, those HTSUS lines return to the Section 301 duty lists.
Proclamation 11021 (2 April 2026, 91 FR 18201) moved steel, aluminium and copper articles and their derivatives onto full customs value, with 50%, 25% and 15% tiers. Proclamation 11032 (1 June 2026, 91 FR 34085) then changed the 15% tier and added more derivatives.
Executive Order 14324 (30 July 2025) suspended duty-free de minimis treatment for all countries from 29 August 2025. EO 14388 (20 February 2026) continued that suspension, and statute terminates the exemption on 1 July 2027.
Send the part number, HTSUS code and destination port. We price against the rate in force on the quotation date.
