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President Donald Trump, at a Cabinet meeting conducted in front of the press on July 8, said that an announcement on lumber tariffs or quotas "just came out," adding, "now today, we're doing copper. I believe the tariff on copper we're gonna make that 50%."
President Donald Trump issued an executive order late July 7 that said he is postponing the effective date of higher country-specific reciprocal tariff rates from July 9 to Aug. 1 "based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials, including information on the status of discussions with trading partners."
Two days before the now extended pause on higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs was to end (see 2507070054), President Donald Trump shared screenshots of letters he is sending to trading partners large -- Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia -- and small, informing them what rates their goods will face at the border, starting Aug. 1.
Sidley trade lawyer Ted Murphy sent a note to clients about his thoughts on the U.S.-Vietnam tariff deal announced July 2 "based on what we (think we) know about the deal thus far," though he noted that the deal is likely still being negotiated.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with CNBC on July 3 that the Vietnam deal is "finalized in principle" and that 20% will replace the current 10% reciprocal tariff. As for which goods will be subject to 40% tariffs, Bessent didn't add any clarity. "A huge amount of the trade that comes from Vietnam is what’s called transshipment from China," he said. "We’ll see what happens with the transshipment."
No part of an e-tailing franchise fee payment that a buyer makes to a seller should be included in the price actually paid, according to a March 6 CBP ruling. This also applies to situations where an e-tailing fee payment is added as a statutory addition or is tacked on to what is payable for the merchandise, the ruling determined.
The International Trade Commission posted Revision 16 to the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The semiannual update to the HTS adds new 10-digit tariff numbers for a variety of products, including coffee, refrigerators, wind turbine parts and integrated circuits, among other goods. All changes take effect July 1, unless otherwise specified.
President Donald Trump posted on social media that Vietnamese goods would face a 20% tariff, rather than an originally proposed 46% reciprocal tariff, in exchange for zero tariffs on U.S. exports.
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