{"id":30324,"date":"2026-07-29T13:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/july-28-customs-cliff-locks-in-new-import-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:03:13","slug":"july-28-customs-cliff-locks-in-new-import-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/july-28-customs-cliff-locks-in-new-import-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"July 28 customs cliff locks in new import costs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The measure itself took effect on July *<\/span>*<\/span>. According to the US Trade Representative (USTR), the action followed a determination that *<\/span>*<\/span> economies had failed to adequately enforce prohibitions on goods produced with forced labour. The Federal Register notice published on July *<\/span>*<\/span> formally implemented the new duties across most tariff lines. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), through CSMS #*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>, clarified the limited exemption: cargo qualified only if it had been loaded on its final ocean voyage before July *<\/span>*<\/span> and was entered for consumption before July *<\/span>*<\/span>. Shipments arriving by air, truck, or rail were never eligible, and no subsequent guidance extended the filing deadline.<\/p>\n

\tThe cost impact importers cannot reverse<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For affected importers, the additional duty represents a permanent increase in landed cost rather than a temporary surcharge. Unlike the IEEPA tariffs invalidated by the US Supreme Court in February *<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span>, these Section *<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> duties have no established refund mechanism. The duty becomes payable when goods enter the United States. As a result, even cargo arriving before the deadline became fully liable if customs entry was filed after the exemption period expired. Customs brokers consistently described the deadline as a documentation challenge rather than a shipping challenge.<\/p>\n

The new duties apply in addition to existing most-favoured-nation (MFN) tariff rates and previous China Section *<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> duties. They do not stack with Section *<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> tariffs. For a typical apparel container, the incremental duty can amount to tens of thousands of dollars, creating an immediate cash-flow impact for importers.<\/p>\n

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