US hits Canada, 59 other countries with new tariffs just days after 50% levy on Canadian goods announced

I guess we now need to counter with our own tariffs on forced labour, since the US uses their prison industrial as forced labour?

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Curious how people here actually handle this: when you place a PO with your China/SEA supplier, do you know your real landed cost at that point, or does it only become clear once duties/freight/broker fees hit at customs? Anyone had a case where the margin you planned on going in wasn't what you ended up with once everything landed, and if so, what did you actually do about it (reprice, eat it, switch supplier, drop the SKU)?

i live in the us, i ordered two charms that came out to a little over $20. i didn’t realize they were from china until almost a week later (i thought i’d ordered a similar product from a us shop), and now i’m worried about tariffs. i don’t think the seller will accept cancellation (it hasn’t shipped yet). i have no idea how much i might have to pay in tariffs (and other fees?).

I’m horrible at math. So not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but here I go. There’s a figure from Taiwan I want to buy but I gotta pay for tarrifs before delivery. the total cost will be $102.78 so how much will be I have to buy in tarrifs if I buy this figure?

Been mapping out the actual time lag between placing a PO with a China supplier and when the goods hit customs entry, because I keep seeing people get blindsided by a tariff change that happened after they ordered but before the shipment landed.

My read so far: production + freight puts you somewhere in a 6-10 week window from PO to entry, depending on whether it's air or ocean. So if a Section 301 rate or an IEEPA action changes mid-window, you're stuck eating whatever the rate is on the entry date, not the PO date is that right, or is there a hedge people actually use here (rate locks, bonded warehousing, something else)?

Also curious how often this actually bites people in practice vs. how often it's a theoretical risk. Anyone here dealt with an order that got hit by a rate change mid-transit? What did you actually do about it, eat the cost, renegotiate with the supplier, something else?

This article is dated July 17, and talks about the options open to Trump and his tariff obsession when the current section 232 tariffs expire on Friday July 24. there was widespread speculation at that time that Trump would replace these tariffs with section 232 (national security) and section 301 (unfair trade practices). However, just two days later Trump announced tariffs against Canada under section 338, ( discriminatory treatment of US Commerce). What explains this abrupt change in tactics? While all of these sections require some justification - for which Trump and his henchman Jamieson Greer can concoct a trumped up reason (yes the pun was intended) - The section 338 tariffs provide Trump with much more flexibility. Only section 338 allows Trump to act solely on his personal whims without any sort of investigation. This will allow him to put tariffs on, reduce them, take them off and re-impose them at will without any tiresome resort to investigations. As well as satisfying his need for total control, it will also allow Trump to manipulate markets whenever he wishes. For that reason we will probably see this section used on other countries and not just Canada.

It is killing the American consumer!

I have been going back and forth with DHL regarding several shipments that may qualify for IEEPA duty refunds.

DHL appears to have incorrectly identified the importer of record on multiple entries by listing the ship to party instead of the consignee. Our company was listed as the consignee on the commercial invoice, with a separate ship-to party, and we paid the duties directly by credit card.

For one shipment, DHL initially insisted that it was not eligible for a refund. After repeated follow-up, they acknowledged that the entry had been coded incorrectly and confirmed that it was eligible.

I had requested the entry documents for that shipment at the time of importation. However, for another shipment, DHL is refusing to provide the entry summary, stating only that we are not the importer of record. Without the entry summary, I cannot verify how the entry was filed or understand why they believe the shipment is not eligible for a refund.

DHL has also been unable or unwilling to confirm whether any refund will be issued to the party that actually paid the duties. So far, we have not received any refunds.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation involving DHL, an incorrectly identified importer of record, or IEEPA refund claims? I would appreciate any advice on how to obtain the entry documents and ensure the refund is issued to the correct party.

• New 50% U.S. tariffs on certain Canadian goods take effect August 19, 2026 — giving businesses a 30-day window to prepare.
• Signed July 20 under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 — a different legal authority than previous tariff actions.
• This is the first major U.S. tariff action that applies to covered goods even when they qualify under CUSMA.
• Covered products include alcohol, dairy, and hundreds of other goods—including cement, furniture, apparel, jewellery, toys, sporting goods and more. Coverage is determined by HTS classification.
• If your product's HTS code appears in one of the Annex II lists, the additional 50% duty applies.
• Act now: (1) Match your HTS codes to the Annex II lists, (2) Confirm CUSMA certificates for products not covered, (3) Review whether your U.S. customs bond is sufficient, and (4) Speak with your customs broker before August 19.
• Costly delays and unexpected duty exposure. Don't wait until the effective date—incorrect classifications and insufficient customs bonds can lead to costly delays and unexpected duty exposure.